Posts by Pat:
Change is in the air!
In our highly technological environment today, it is easy to miss the natural cycle changes in nature. For regardless of nature’s obvious cycles, we have created a lifestyle that allows us to play and work without being aware of them.
Yet our bodies’ clocks still know deep down that a change of season means a change in us too. If we don’t acknowledge this, we may feel out of sync, a loss of our natural rhythm.
We can consciously celebrate the change of season and shift our own energy by setting some time aside to make the same changes we see in nature.
We can change colors like the falling leaves and wilting blooms by putting away our bright summer colors and filling our wardrobes and living areas with warm golds, reds, and browns. It’s fun re-discovering the warm colors of my winter outfits!
While plants concentrate their energy deep in their roots and seeds, we can retreat to quieter, indoor pursuits, nurturing the seeds of new endeavors. The urge to journal again shows up for me!
We can stoke our inner fires with our favorite hot drinks while savoring the rich, hot comfort foods that the season brings : potatoes, apple pies, pumpkins, squash. Yep, I’ve checked that I have the cinnamon sticks for the hot apple cider and the mini-marshmallows for my hot cocoa!
And bringing out our favorite sweaters, jackets and blankets we can, like the animals that begin growing their winter coats and preparing for hibernation, get in sync with the rhythm of nature and the universe. I’m looking forward to snuggling under my favorite afghans, including the one my sister made me!
We can usher in the next season in a way that allows us
- to go with the flow,
- moving forward, and
- preparing for our future.
What do you do as this season changes?
Do you have any favorite:
Rituals?
Foods?
Activities?
(It’s certainly is a beautiful fall season here in the Walla Walla Valley!)
Where would you rather have your hour?
If you suddenly had an extra hour in your day, where would you rather have the hour? At the end of the day, or at the start of the day? I’ve found that the hour of 6:00-7:00am looks very different from the hour of 11:00-midnight! And how would you use it? Do you just “sleep […]
Calling all bookworms!
WHO KNEW?! Contrary to what is often reported in the mainstream media, books are not dead. But they do have to contend for their existence against all other forms of media! And, perhaps, it’s readers that are disappearing, not the books! So…here’s some of my favorite images about my favorite pastime-reading! Let me know what […]
Inertia? Idleness? Listlessness?
Are these three words the same as the “lions and tigers and bears, oh my!” from the Wizard of Oz? I hope they’re not going to be my own personal demons! I do like Garfield’s explanation better! No, it is physics! (Isn’t it?) The dictionary defines inertia as: lack of movement or activity especially when movement […]
Sick and tired?
Aarg…I don’t get sick (well hardly ever) and I don’t like it one bit, but here I am miserable and contagious! So since I can’t really think, or write, (or even read!) because it all hurts, I won’t think, write, or read! So sorry. I’ve been doing this blog since June of 2012 and haven’t […]
Potholes
Potholes, I’ve discovered, can have a useful purpose. And that’s a good thing, because there seem to be so many of them! Yes they are annoying. My husband cringes whenever I hit one, no matter how carefully I try to avoid it. (He may be a “bit” dramatic about it, But I think it’s only […]
Thoughts to think about!
There’s so many great ideas on life, love, laughter and the beliefs we choose to enhance our quality of life! Here’s some of mine and I hope you’ll share some of yours! Audrey was such a graceful person as well as one I enjoyed in each of the movies I saw her […]
Two extra months!
Two full extra months! Just got another calendar from a grateful non-profit. And guess what! They gave me an extra two months! Yep! That’s a total of 426 days instead of just a mere 365! Have you gotten one yet? If not, just check out the calendars that are currently appearing in your bookstore, your […]
Do You Need a Plan B? Part 2
Last week we looked at the potential need for a Plan B-the reasons for it and its advantages. After all, from an early age our parents taught us we need other options available in case our wishes don’t work out the way we want. At Christmas we youngsters were told to make a list of presents because our […]