Change

As the temperature changes, the mornings begin to get darker, and evenings grow a little shorter, I notice how my thoughts around summer coming to an end can dominate, and I am less able to access my feelings around this change.

As I notice this happening, I gently return to the present and am more able to respond rather than react to my feeling of sadness around another summer coming to an end. This allows me to then take in and enjoy the warmth and beauty of the unusual depths and shades of green that this year, in particular, is benefitting from. I can also continue to marvel at the bright and joyful colours of the cosmos, dahlias, and sweet peas that are flourishing despite the inclement conditions.

“As I notice this happening I gently return to the present and am more able to respond rather than react”

Rachel Podger

The more I notice, the more inspired and touched I am by Mindfulness and how it allows me to tend my relationship to both inner and outer life. The symbiotic relationship that I am developing with nature is one that reminds me time and again to take each moment as it comes and appreciate it for what it is and not what I want or hope it would be. If I am not careful, I can only see the imminence of autumn as a prelude to winter and lose sight of what is left of summer, and its hidden treasures - the golden swathes of corn being one that still fills me with joy when I touch, see, smell and hear it.