When the winds of change blow, some people build walls, while others build windmills.
We cannot change the direction of the wind, but we can always adjust our sails.
Life lessons from nature…
I love autumn; the colours, the cooler temperatures and the wind that blows the cobwebs away and brings a sense of release.
After the summer I am so ready for the glow of autumn sunshine to bathe me in golden light and soothe me in ways only the softness of autumn can. I am ready to hibernate, to reset my clock (long before our clocks actually go back) and slow the pace, retreat and recover.
Following nature’s cycles helps us adapt to each season, recognising nature's innate knowledge that there is a reason for this change.
Like nature, we shouldn’t worry about the letting go of autumn. Just as the fallen leaves nourish the ground, we ourselves can find nourishment and renewal in a moment of rest.
We don’t have to let go of everything, but equally we don’t need to resist those things, or people, who fall away. In truth, clinging on takes so much more energy than simply remaining grounded, recognising the depth of our roots that allow us to bend, but not be blown over by the wind.
In this same way grief affects and impacts us. Often feeling like those storms we had about a week ago, where you’re buffered and battered, feeling raw after being exposed to the elements.
