If people were candles

hmmm...Tonight my delightful husband set up a hot date for me, a lovely setting outside the house with a majestic view... I was watching the candle on the dinner table as the wind blew on it, and almost put it out over and over. Sometimes I, (and I'm sure someone else in the world) feel like that candle, wanting to be bright and joyous all the time, remembering how things might have been a month, a year or 20 years ago....
When the wind finally put the candle out, I thought, maybe it's ok to have a break from the intense heat sometimes. Every candle needs their wick trimmed from time to time. So, I guess we don't need to worry if we don't feel extraordinarily vibrant 24-7. There are times and seasons for everything. Some seasons are cold and snowy( can be fun with mittens, charcoal and cocoa), and some are hot... So, i guess, I'm encouraging you to really bite into whatever season you're in, that's what I'd like to do. Time is quick, humanity fades like flowers, May we learn to enjoy love in our short time on earth...
Restfully, Christy