As F. Scott Fitzgerald said in The Great Gatsby, “Life starts all over again when it gets crisp in the fall.”
It seems like an oxymoron of sorts. As the leaves turn red and orange, grass turns to brown and the air turns crisp, it allows us to slow down and take a look at all of the lessons we have learned from the year. We come to a time of the year where we gather and rejoice together and reflect on the blessings we have with our family and close friends.
This gathering to me is a sacred time to retreat, relax and apply those lessons and blessings from the previous year. We ready our minds and spirits to rebound in the spring and start anew.
This year, more than ever, I invite you to give yourself the space to reflect on the gifts of life all around us. It’s no secret that times have been a challenge for many, more than usual it seems these past 2 years, but through the hardship we are all able to truly appreciate what makes life worth living.
To see those we love in our lives with renewed appreciation. To treasure the time we had with those we’ve lost. To acknowledge the special moments, big and small, that define who we are and how we experience the world.
It’s a blessing to be able to enjoy the gifts of life in their simplest forms. I hope you take the time to savor that, to feel the love in the details and to spread that love all around you. Because that’s what this time of year is about. Your presence is the present!
I hope you and your loved ones have a peaceful autumn and a joyous winter.
Be Well,
Scott Tennant
