Fall Into Life

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One of my most cherished memories of growing up in Texas is when the leaves would change color and fall to the ground, and the crunch sound they would make every time you walked by.  Autumn, my most loved and favored season of all.  I long for Autumn each year and count down the days until I can bundle up in my favorite sweaters, wear boots and scarves, and listen to the children laughing as they prepare for Halloween.  Being a lover of so many things, it is difficult to love just one thing the most.  Of course, I love my boyfriend and our families more than anything, but outside of them, my love for all sorts of things is plentiful.

There is writing and reading, two of my greatest loves, and then there is Autumn.  Something about fall weather awakens my soul and replenishes it from the harsh heat of the summer and the dryness of the seasons past.  It is only in the fall time where I can feel in my being, that good change is coming.  When the seasons change most think nothing of it.  Me on the other hand, thinks the world of it.  Because change is so constant these days, I view each season for what it means to me.  There is winter, the season for keeping warm, laughter and love around the tree, and childhood memories of Christmases past that feed the heart.  Spring brings about the wind, carrying with it, all sorts of magic that envelops me and helps slow me down, something that I need to do more of.  The summer is the time of the year where patience is tested more than anything, where change is knocking at every door, and where time never seems to stand still.  In the blink of an eye, summer has changed you and forced you to shed all of the dead skin.

And then there is fall.  Fall is the time of the year when my heart and soul, and brain, are all entwined and on the same page.  It is the season where love is more abundant than usual and the time of the year where something inside of me is simply, tranquil.  It is as if my mind takes its much needed break and when I can refocus my attention on the things that matter most.  This fall is a special time for me, as I will be celebrating nine years of love with my best friend, life partner, and love of my life.  Nine years have almost come and gone and I am so proud.  So damn proud of us and the changes we have made as individuals and as a couple.  I could not and never want to, do life with anyone else.  He, of all things in my life, is my most favorite part.

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I can't wait for the fall season to arrive, but I also make sure to stay in the present moment, focused on the now.  There is great news coming my way and by tomorrow (hopefully) a new adventure for me will begin.  Things are looking up and it all has to do with how you CHOOSE to view all of life's crazy obstacles.  At the beginning of this year I told myself that change was going to come, and sure enough I was right.  Although never 100% prepared, I took the struggle and made something beautiful out of it.  And I am happy.  So very happy.

Xo,

Kim