I long for summer and the warmth of the sun in the depths of winter, spring excites me, promises summer will come but when summer arrives it is at once filled with expectations, all I will do now it has actually arrived. Yet I am easily exhausted by the heat, enervated, as my mother often said, I wish it to be cooler! By the end of summer about now I welcome, as you have put, the routine of Autumn, the jobs I know I have to do in the garden, the time I will enjoy spending there (sweeping leave is very meditative) and indoors too where I will again set myself tasks to do, aims for the season. Maybe my main purpose is simply 'to be' with whatever 'is', be guided by the seasons, maybe even the moon, (a new concept for me, thank you Helen). As for my creative pleasures, writing, art work and making books occasionally, I tell myself they will come to fruition when the time is right, and with a much needed plan to make the time, they might even actually get done! I am, not only, a butterfly flitting from unfinished project to another new project which has grabbed me but also impatient... but maybe if I adopt a more structured approach I will live more authentically with the moon and seasons alike...in time! I remain hopeful.
I've always known I d find it hard to live in a country with no clear seasons. Like you, I'm ready for the new one but this year I feared autumn as I'd not felt enough summer heat. I need to wear lighter clothing, eat lighter foods, walk in the sunshine, dawdle in the park. Our early summer was so cool and wet and I felt fearful but the recent warmth has helped. Looking forward to seeing the full moon....and making creative plans for after my seaside holiday. Thank you for your words.
I long for summer and the warmth of the sun in the depths of winter, spring excites me, promises summer will come but when summer arrives it is at once filled with expectations, all I will do now it has actually arrived. Yet I am easily exhausted by the heat, enervated, as my mother often said, I wish it to be cooler! By the end of summer about now I welcome, as you have put, the routine of Autumn, the jobs I know I have to do in the garden, the time I will enjoy spending there (sweeping leave is very meditative) and indoors too where I will again set myself tasks to do, aims for the season. Maybe my main purpose is simply 'to be' with whatever 'is', be guided by the seasons, maybe even the moon, (a new concept for me, thank you Helen). As for my creative pleasures, writing, art work and making books occasionally, I tell myself they will come to fruition when the time is right, and with a much needed plan to make the time, they might even actually get done! I am, not only, a butterfly flitting from unfinished project to another new project which has grabbed me but also impatient... but maybe if I adopt a more structured approach I will live more authentically with the moon and seasons alike...in time! I remain hopeful.
I've always known I d find it hard to live in a country with no clear seasons. Like you, I'm ready for the new one but this year I feared autumn as I'd not felt enough summer heat. I need to wear lighter clothing, eat lighter foods, walk in the sunshine, dawdle in the park. Our early summer was so cool and wet and I felt fearful but the recent warmth has helped. Looking forward to seeing the full moon....and making creative plans for after my seaside holiday. Thank you for your words.