Fall is officially here
Fall is officially here.
I mean, the autumn equinox happened over a month ago, so it's been here for a while now, but it feels more official now that the leaves are changing and falling.
The end of summer was pretty challenging, this year.
First Maggie had a major health issue, then I had a major health issue and then Frida got so sick that I had to put her down. And this all happened within a two month period.
I lost my creative drive after that. I just didn't really care about anything other than surviving.
I surprisingly wasn't depressed (I owe that entirely to my newfound dedication to meditation), but there wasn't much inspiration for anything other than just getting through each day.
The fall season has been bringing me back to life, though.
I get super motivated to get out into nature when the leaves start changing, because I know the magical colors don't last long, and the winter leaves a lot to be desired, here.
Last winter we got one single snowfall, and it was only a dusting at my house.
Just thinking about that makes me want to cry, because I love the snow, but I have to remind myself that the benefits of living in Western North Carolina outweigh the lack of snow.
I mean, just looking around right now at all the beautiful color is one small example of that. I've never lived anywhere with a fall as magnificent as it is out here.
Watching the leaves fall off the trees reminds me that it's a good time of year to start shedding all the old emotional baggage that no longer serves me.
It's a never ending process, because I've been working on it for over 15 years now and I'm still not done hahaha!
I feel like things come off in layers, though. We might explode if we had to process through everything all at once.
I simply go through life, watching for triggers and when something comes up, it reminds me that it's time to release that thing.
And I've had a whole handful of fun things come up for release over the past few weeks.
I aspire to manage that release as gracefully as the trees, though. They work in tandem with the wind, prepping their leaves for release, and loosening them up, so the wind can carry them away.
Then they spend the winter resting, conserving their energy for the spring, when the world rushes back to life again.
I'm ready for a good rest. And so is little Maggie (she’s currently curled up in her fluffy bed, snoring).
By the way! I’m super excited that my paperwhite bulbs survived and I just planted them for their winter bloom! I’m excited for their intoxicating smell in the middle of winter. I look forward to sharing their growth with you!
I hope your fall season is going well. I'm doing my best to get out and capture as much beauty with my camera, as I can. I have a couple videos that I'm in the process of working on and hope to have up soon.
Thanks for reading along!
Hi, I’m Kristen!
I envision a world where you and I rediscover what it is to be human, through connection with ourselves, each other and the natural world around us.