A Change in the Air

"Autumn to winter, winter to spring,

Spring into summer, summer into fall -

So rolls the changing year, and so we change;

Motion so swift, we know not that we move..."
Dinah Mulock Craik

September already... where did the summer go? In two weeks I leave for London... and when I return we will be fully enveloped in autumn.

There is a distinct change in the air and so begins the season of morning frosts, early morning fires in the fireplace, thick sweaters, Pumpkin Spice Lattes (which have already arrived at Starbucks!) and a reflective thoughtfulness.

This is the season I ask myself "What do I want more or less of in my life so that I can love the life I'm leading?"

My answers:

I want calmness and an inner strength; a deep assurance within of who I am and where I am going.
I want confidence to be myself.... my best self.
I want less fear, less distrust, less comparing myself to others... More joy in the moment.
I want a quick mind and a solidness in the work I do.
I want satisfaction without complacency, and success - tempered with humility.
and I want an abiding gratefulness.

Now my friend, it's your turn - what are the things that you want more or less of in your life so that you can love the life you are leading?

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