Fall is a prime time for opportunity. And doors open when you keep going and following the signs on your trail. Like this blaze that looks like a bullseye. 🎯
Fall is probably the most unique season of the year.
…Where so much activity only happens during this magical time of year.
And fall is my favorite season of the calendar year.
…Maybe because I’m a natural Vata (body) and fall is prime Vata season.
Sights and scents are pronounced in my mind. Colors are more intense and I love to smell candles and tea.
My mind is more clear. And I spend more time on my yoga mat.
It’s also an exciting time.
Where people are also more in sight (than summer where people have disappeared into their personal summer adventures).
In fall, they’re back and busy in and around towns…
Where there’s plenty of activity from local fairs to community events celebrating and counting down to holidays until year end.
…Fall is a chance to lean into cozy, warm comfort vibes and variety that Vatas and Vata season craves.
Fall is also a special time of year for Mother Nature where leaves turn vibrant colors on the east coast. And special events are hosted around autumn’s nature and harvests. 🍂
For certain enthusiasts, fall months are a reminder of task rituals that can only be done during this season.
…Like if you’re a gardener, planting for next year’s bloom… if you’re a vine grower, harvesting grapes… if you’re a farmer, harvesting crops, fruits, and veggies. 🧑🌾
…If you’re a baker, firing up the oven with fall aroma bakes…. if you’re a homebody, watching exciting fall premiere shows… if you’re in school, attending a new school season… if you’re into sports, watching your teams (where your free schedule is already somewhat planned).
Oh, and if you’re a camper, you’re digging the outdoor life in the woods spent on s’mores time.
…But whatever your enjoyments and fancies are this season, try even newer things, meet new people, and watch new shows.
Stretch.
…Find time to lean into your whispering callings.
Maybe those involve stepping out to volunteer or start new hobbies where you learn something new. But that could end next season or tomorrow.
The point is to try.
And especially if you’re thick into your career, head down, and winding down the year. It’s too easy to bury yourself and shut out the world outside your life.
But carve time out of your busy work week and see what makes you tick besides your day-to-day work.
Do a little research to discover.
What areas have you not explored?
Use “you won’t get this season back” as a gentle reminder. I’ve found that motivational nudge is just enough to get me going.
Because your next season can be very different than this one (a year or less later).
Instead of ignoring what’s happening around you, you could be preparing for that change that the Universe is trying to show you in the nudges.
I know for me, the fall season of 2019 redefined my life’s callings. One relaxed day, I started writing.
Not prompted by anyone, a door knocking, or anything.
…I simply listened to a whispered thought that came to mind.
Where the opportunity came about from a quiet moment brewing hot tea.
I seized the opportunity and wrote a page on my computer.
That turned into a day of writing. And the next day, another day of writing, and then another… and when I looked back, I had written 100 articles.
That just kept growing from the first day the thought entered my mind to write
And from there, I kept going.
That first season of writing became what I got up for. And not an alarm clock that was my life the work season before.
I kept going for writing that became my new found purpose. I wasn’t paid yet, but I felt empowered.
And I was rubbing off the previous work season’s lesser energy and moods I had accumulated.
Plus winding down from a fun summer travel transition.
I was at my “now what?” for the umpteenth time of my adult life.
I knew starting something new was in the cards for me.
…But I just didn’t know what.
Would I go back to traditional work?
That’s what many of us ask and do when we’re pivoting, re-birthing, and starting over in a new season in our lives. And trying to figure it out. 🪷
Thankfully I didn’t go back to an old way of life because we all know what happened a few months later in March 2020.
And you know what you were starting or ending at that historical time.
Most people’s work life and life in general changed. Those situations brought each of us to the life we live today in some way.
This season what we share in common is that we’re still going and growing.
For me, going is hiking.
I go to new places weekly to discover and feel peace. While I’m not a camping mountain chaser, I have driven to, seen, and done many first time trails.⛰️
I’m not one to do the same trail over and over again. My Vata nature likes the excitement of finding new ones.
And the growing part of my season is where I’m digging deeper into the work I have already invested time, planted seeds, and started building over 5 years ago that is still rooted and growing.
Many things started and upended.
…Where few things lasted and stayed.
So I know those things still around are the selective things for my life because they stood the test of time.
They’re the resilient ones that the Universe showed me were more firmly rooted and where I should spend my time today.
And for you, you could ask yourself the same questions to get your answers… what is helping you grow this season?
And what is helping you go this season?
To further help gain insight, lean into the clarity that Vata season helps bring. Take longer showers to get those new ideas.
Instead of doing the same routines, try new adventures (and recipes), consume new shows, listen to new music, and meet new people.
Get out of your comfort zone a little… and comfortable surroundings.
Change the air around you to get your next steps this season. That btw may not (and doesn’t have to) be the ones you started with.
Embrace change as an opportunity in this new space.
And that’ll help set you up to find your next season. This season (no matter what you find out and hear back), the answer you can be sure to count on where you won’t go wrong, is to keeping going and growing. 🧡