Just last week Wednesday I was walking around in open toe shoes, blasting my AC with my windows all the way down. But yesterday morning I was reaching into the back of the closet to grab a sweater, some closed toe pumps and popping my heat on! It was sudden, but it was clear and yes, I was one of the ones crying in my milk a little bit about the sudden shift in seasons. With just a 1-2-3 somehow summer was ushered out and autumn, the time for rest & replenishment, was officially here…brrr. But what was even more interesting to me was that all the people around me got the same memo as well! Everyone somehow showed up on Monday, without any news cast, special breaking broadcast, Facebook or Twitter blast, in long sleeves, toes hidden and tucked away. We instinctively knew just by paying attention to the cues around us that it was time to shift our mindsets and our wardrobe. We knew that summer gear was no longer good enough, and that though often colorful, light, and carefree, its season was stepping backwards for a while and we had entered a new cycle. So if we went out dressed for summer in fall, not only would we most likely be uncomfortable, freezing our buns off, but we would be totally unprepared for the season we were now in. Our response to a shift in our natural environment, just by paying attention to the cues around us, made me pause and really absorb, because often life moves us through various cycles and seasons of activities. But are we paying attention to the cues? Are we following our instincts and transitioning and getting geared up appropriately? or are we still dressed for the last cycle, equipped for the last season, when everything around us is blinking indicator lights–NEW, NEW, NEW now time to shift? – umm – CC
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September 16, 2014
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GLORIOUS 