🍁 Falling into Fall 🍂

This year more than others I’ve felt the busyness of Summer and now with our Indian Summer in Northern California a prolonged bustle of activity.

This year I have had an amazing bounty of vegetables, fruits, flowers and herbs due to my willingness and efforts. 🌽🍅🌻

Most days I wake up excited to see the Sun and Blue Skies ☀️💙 but recently I’ve felt a longing for rest — and sometimes the clouds and rain ☁️🌧️ give me validation for such.

But let us not be fooled that Fall is a time when Nature begins to withdraw because that is the natural balance we all need. 🍃

The leaves fall from trees creating a blanket for their roots to slumber 🍂, the squirrels busily gather nuts preparing for hibernation 🐿️🌰 and the birds become fewer to find the Sun. 🕊️

It can be an exhausting time for highly sensitive people who sense all the activity as well.

So don’t feel guilty about having feelings of a Fall scrooge 🍂 when you feel like starting to retreat into your home. 🏡

There are no excuses needed for taking a day of rest when needed — especially when the weather is still feeling like Summer. ☀️

If you are like me, I have this nagging list in my head of things to accomplish before the rains and shorter days. 🌧️🕯️

I’ve already been thinking about my new sleep and work schedule to make sure I can enjoy the daylight during the time change. 🕰️

But what if you could take 1 day every week to just do what the body wanted to do, instead of the brain? 💆‍♀️🧘‍♀️

I envy those that can take multiple days when qued (something I’m working towards).

So can we start out small then with just giving ourselves permission to say No 🚫 to overextending ourselves?

Can we say Yes 💖 to ourselves?

I love that we have a New Moon 🌑 every 29.5 days because it gives me a chance monthly to reevaluate my intensions.

During this time I may renew an old intension making it NEW again 🔄 and most of the time I have NEW intensions to help steer me in the direction I want to go. 🌙✨

So with this New Moon in October I’m going to say that I will give my body rest when it tells me to. 😌

What intensions will you set to fit the rhythms of Nature? 🍂🌕

🍎 Happy Fall and Blessings to YOU! 🍁💫

Cara