There is something about the chill of Autumn, the cold of winter, that stands as a reminder of ones mortality. Today I was in one of those hazy reflective moods, where you just sit within your head and really think about things. And I realized perhaps one of the main reasons the winter and fall months are dear to me, is that profound, life altering, things aways happen to me during this time.
After the rush and craziness of summer, autumn brings some kind of reminder to me, of who I am, where I've been, and where I'm going. What really matters in life and what doesn't matter so much. I have seen my darkest days during this time, in years past, as well as my most most beautiful and awakening days. Experiences that have profoundly made me who I am today. And when I feel that chill in the air, candles lit, with the smoke of sage and myrrh feeling the air around me. I am wrapped up in some strange comfort, that is both haunting and wonderful, fearful yet extremely hopeful. But most of all I feel truth, a profound truth that pulls me away from all the superficial nonsense that goes on day to day, and grounds me in whats real. The reality that I can go outside and run, run, run, breathing so deeply that the air burns my lungs, take every second of it in and feel nothing but joy and life from it.
There are so many little things in life that matter so much, that are overlooked, unappreciated, and under valued. Simply because other things get in the way, or because we don't take the time to or have the patience pay attention to the things that really matter, to take in every seemingly insignificant detail. I think there is so much truth to living in the moment and taking each day as it comes and not rushing though life in a frantic frenzy of what is to be had, or gained, or what you may loose. Without dwelling on the past or excessively worrying about the future. There is nothing more beautiful than losing yourself in those quiet moments that make you realize, "you know this thing, life, really is worth while, and it really is a wondrous thing".
There are so many little things in life that matter so much, that are overlooked, unappreciated, and under valued. Simply because other things get in the way, or because we don't take the time to or have the patience pay attention to the things that really matter, to take in every seemingly insignificant detail. I think there is so much truth to living in the moment and taking each day as it comes and not rushing though life in a frantic frenzy of what is to be had, or gained, or what you may loose. Without dwelling on the past or excessively worrying about the future. There is nothing more beautiful than losing yourself in those quiet moments that make you realize, "you know this thing, life, really is worth while, and it really is a wondrous thing".
