A Time of the Season

Most of us have heard that "To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under heaven." Ecclesiastes 3

"Or was it the Byrds?"

I have also heard somewhere--from a source far less profound than the Bible or the lyrics to the Byrds song they inspired--that you can't really know someone until you've been with them through each season of a year. "Is it true?" I wondered.

Certainly we can't appreciate the full symphony of nature's seasons without seeing them all. "But do we have to love Fall in order to know that we love Spring?" I wondered some more.

In the culinary world, everything has its particular season; a time when each fruit, vegetable (and just about everything else) is at the height of its full flavor. Each has its time in the spotlight. All one has to do is take a bite of a peach in winter to know that it tastes infinitely better in the summer. Nature orchestrates the seasons, but we see the cyclical patters it demonstrates everywhere---even within ourselves.

Looking back on our lives in quite reflection, we often realize that the fruits of our labors also have their time of the season. Sometimes we go forward---
full throttle---while at others we halt...not sure of the way. Both are needed.

"...you cannot hasten the harvest."

So plant the seeds of your dreams, nourish them, be patient and watch for signs of growth. Not all will flourish...but some will. Then it will be full throttle once more...

Enjoy this time for blossoming.

Chef Silvia