If you live in New England, you’re undoubtedly seeing some fall foliage popping up. As the trees prepare for winter, their leaves turn pretty colors, but they also brown and die. Shedding their leaves allows trees to slumber through the cold weather to come. It’s a natural cycle.

What are some things in your life you need to let go? Last October, Winter Storm Alfred tore apart much of the wilderness near my home. The trees weren’t ready yet for winter, and many broke apart.

If you don’t regularly let go of what you don’t need, you’ll have trouble when the storms come.