seasons change, and so do we
Sep 22, 2024Storytime with Ruby
Happy Autumn!
I hope this email finds you in a moment of pause; or perhaps it offers that pause for you.
I am currently in Georgia, and it doesn't quite feel like fall today. It's 88 degrees and sunny.
But I can feel the shift anyway. The days getting shorter. The trees starting to show a tinge of color.
To be honest, I'm the kind of person who mourns the passing of summer. I miss her already. As much as I can appreciate a layered outfit, warm drink in hand around an evening fire, I prefer days that never end in a bikini still drying from a dip in the water.
I love the way Mother Nature teaches us about cycles, though. That even in my wanting to hold on to summer longer, it feels like time to move on.
Not move on, actually. Move forward.
The last two weeks have been a blur of emotion: leading a trauma-informed yoga teacher training, going back home to be with family upon learning that my 47-year-old uncle passed, giving the eulogy at his funeral, attending a cousin's wedding only 2 days later.
At the funeral, the preacher reminded us that in losing a loved one, we never have to move on; we can only move forward.
In the case of the seasons, we know that summer will come back around again.
If we're lucky, we'll be here for it.
While I'd prefer to hold on, and who knows, maybe you'd like to move on; we will all move forward.
Into shorter days. Into technicolor trees. Into the Trader Joe's pumpkin spice isle.
What I'm left wondering is this:
What will you bring with you as we move forward?
What are you harvesting along the way?
And what are you ready to shed and leave behind, in harmony with the trees around you shedding their leaves?
I have a hard time with not knowing, but in answering questions like these bit by bit, season by season, I'm reminded that I don't have to have all the answers for the future.
I can arrive right now and know exactly what I need to in order to move forward, one step at a time.
And because of My Self Study Practice, I'm constantly reminded that I don't have to do it alone.
Neither do you.
When you're ready, we're here for you.
In the meantime, reply with your answer to one of the questions above.
I'd love to hear from you and give you the opportunity to affirm this shift of seasons by sharing how you want to move forward.
Onward.
I love you.
You're doing great,
Ruby
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