AUTUMN
COFFEE
Its
October.
Autumn is
brewing…
Leaves are
falling down from the trees like flakes of gold.
It is that
time of the year when you want to slip in a cosy blanket and read a fiction
book while sipping a hot cup of coffee and eating fresh cookies.
In addition
to this feeling of cosiness, autumn brings with it a set of lessons that we can
learn from this season.
First and
foremost, autumn teaches us to let go. It is like a last lovely smile that
trees display before letting go of the leaves from their branches.
Before
summer goes to sleep into the winter season, we can also let go of the past –
the hurts, the failures, the regrets, the mistakes, and all before settling
into a season of stillness and peace.
Autumn is
also the season of homecoming and nurturing the energy of presence. Just like
leaves return to the soil from where they were first born, autumn teaches us to
heal our emotions and return to the home of our hearts where there is an
eternal bliss waiting for us. Through this heart emerges a calm yet intense
energy of awareness.
Autumn is
also a call to hibernation. Animals start collecting nuts and settling in their
cosy caves. Similarly, it is a call for us to hibernate into meditation and
self reflect on the lessons learned, on insights gained and on feelings felt
from our experiences.
While the
sky is painted in shades of orange, maple, purple, gold and brown, autumn is
also the season when days start getting shorter and nights longer. The entire
landscape seems like a work of art. Similarly, autumn is the time to nurture
our creativity and start learning something new. Draw, doodle, paint, journal,
cook or do scrapbooking.
Above and
beyond all things, autumn brings festive season on the cards. So, its also the
time to celebrate yourself, your life and today. Nourish your enthusiasm and do
something to fill yourself with gusto!
So, as your
autumn coffee brews in the cup, brew yourself into celebration, knowledge,
enthusiasm and creativity.
Thank you!
