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title: "Gratitude Focus: I’m Grateful For The Awareness That Seasons Come And Go"
description: My schedule stays jam-packed most days. If I wanted to do more, I could — the invitations are always there.
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# [Gratitude Focus: I’m Grateful For The Awareness That Seasons Come And Go](https://orvinkimbrough.com/blog/gratitude-focus-im-grateful-for-the-awareness-that-seasons-come-and-go)

 Written by [Orvin Kimbrough](https://orvinkimbrough.com/blog/author/orvin-kimbrough) | June 01, 2026

### ****Reflection/Why I’m Grateful:****

My schedule stays jam-packed most days. If I wanted to do more, I could the invitations are always there. But capacity is real, and I’ve learned to celebrate the nights and weekends when nothing is on the calendar. That stillness feels like a win.

A conversation with a retired leader brought this home. He told me that shortly after he stepped away from his role, his to-do list suddenly went quiet. He checked his email and found no tasks, no requests, no invitations. And underneath his words was a quiet lament — a longing to still be in the thick of things.

It reminded me of a lesser-known scripture I’ve always appreciated:

# “All hard work brings a profit, but mere talk leads only to poverty.” — Ecclesiastes 3:17b (paraphrased)

A reminder that God assigns both the work and the season — and neither lasts forever.

Today, I’m grateful that I can hold the tension between where I am, where I was, and where I’m going. This season of nonstop invitations won’t last forever. And one day, the outreach will slow down simply because I won’t occupy the same seat.

But right now, I can appreciate the paradox: What drains me a little in this stage of life is the very thing others long for in the next.

And that contrast is teaching me how to be present, grateful, and grounded.

 

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