The air has turned nippy and many of the trees have lost
their leaves. Now is the time to prepare. The Halloween decorations are out and
holiday plans are being made. Now is the time to get ready. Christmas
decorations have found their way into stores and snowblowers are being tuned
up. It’s a comin’.
Now is the time to prepare.
Now is the time to get ready.
It’s a comin’.
The holiday rush has begun. First with Halloween where we
try to scare the pants off one another, then with Thanksgiving, where we try to
redeem ourselves with thankfulness and gratitude, and finally Christmas or
Hanukkah or other end of the year holiday, where we give gifts and yummy foods.
January 1st we all sit back in our comfy
chairs and think back to late fall and beginning of winter, where all we can
really see is the fun we had last summer on the beach, boating and being active
outside and will do it again in only a few months.
Being in the moment is too hard. We are always looking
around the next corner. Our next meal, our next vacation, our next opportunity,
and while that is helpful to be aware of opportunities, it is also nice to take
a few moments to sit and enjoy the sound of the wind through the leaves, or
watch the peacefulness of the lake.
It’s coming. There’s no stopping the passage of time and
seasons. But there won’t be that many days left where we can sit outside and
just enjoy nature without being wrapped up like mummies.
My message for this week is to take a moment for
yourself. Be present and let thoughts come and go. Turn off your computer,
phone, calculator and be.
Michelle
Thank you to one of my favorite books for the inspiration
for the beginning of this column. Do you know which book it is?
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