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Every year I witness the end of summer with a sense of sadness. I am a summer girl! I love the sun, the beach and everything that goes with summer holidays. I know, the holidays were over weeks ago, but it still feels like holidays when I come home with a couple of hours of daylight and enjoy the evenings with family, friends or whoever happens to be around. And then there are the unseasonably hot days that trick me into thinking it’s not going to happen just yet. I know change is coming and yet I want to hold onto the good bits of what there is now for as long as I can.
If there is ever a time that change is obvious, it is autumn. Already I can feel the coolness of the mornings and evenings – such relief to the heat of summer! The morning skies are ablaze with colour. It won’t be long before we see the glorious changing colours of the leaves as they hang onto the branches and as they lay fallen on the ground, crunching underfoot. Change is near, and denial kicks in. I want this to last forever and every year I pretend it is. You think I’d know by now, I’ve done plenty of them over my lifetime! Denial never works.
This year I promise myself it will be different. I have made some big changes over the last few months. The honeymoon period is over, the questions and doubts have been asked and answered. A part of me has died (egoically speaking) and I have risen again, stronger, more sure of myself and ready to go even further out of my comfort zone to take the next step. Change is in the air. These are changes I want and I am actively pursuing them, transforming myself as I do so. The resistance has been dropped, sooner than I’ve ever done before, and it feels freeing, empowering and worth every challenge I’ve conquered (and yet to conquer) along the way.
When you embrace change and work with it, it is easy to be present with each moment, even when it feels like the most horrible moment. Denial and excuses, no matter how good or logical they sound, are resistance. They make the journey a painful struggle and learning and growth are stunted as a result. Life as you want it cannot be birthed from this place. Let autumn inspire you to let go, to see the beauty in the changing world around you and to know that change is inevitable. This change cannot be ignored, or denied, or wished away. Enjoy these last days of summer and the beauty of nature’s changes. Welcome to autumn, the season of change.
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