It’s official.
Summer has ended. And the season of Autumn/Fall has begun.
It’s getting colder day-by-day.
The leaves are changing colors and beginning to fall to the ground.
And very soon, it will be time to change our clocks so we can—as the saying goes—Spring Forward and Fall Back.
Contemplating that phrase, I can’t help but wonder:
When we “fall back”…what exactly are we falling back into?
As I see it, there are two obvious options:
We can fall back into old patterns of unchecked anxiety, depression, unhealthy relationships or old trauma.
Or we can gently fall back—meaning relax completely into—the knowing that we are always connected…to ourselves, to each other, to nature and to “the presence that is never an absence”.
Some questions to consider:
Which option do YOU choose?
Which one do you desire, and—even more importantly—why?
And—on a practical level—what does that “look like” in your life (i.e., How will that influence your day-to-day thoughts, feelings and actions)?
Whichever option you choose, please know that you deserve the best that life has to offer, no matter the season.
Wishing you and yours true peace.
Warm regards,
Nasir
True Peace Counseling & Wellness