September Marks A New Beginning
Oh how I LOVE September! It always feels like its a fresh start to the year. I mean really, September is the new year to me as it is for many people. Between the fall weather approaching, Mother Nature showing her majestic colours and school back in, it’s a remarkable time to begin anew.
It’s been quiet over here on the social side and yet very busy behind the scenes in my world. Projects that aren’t quite ready to be unveiled and ideas swirling around my brain to pull from when the inspiration hits and the time is right. If only things were as easy as buying new Laurentian pencil crayons, Mr. Sketch markers and a Five Star binder filled with fresh sheets of Hilroy lined paper. Ahhh…those were the days.
However, life is much more filled with opportunities that are pretty endless. If we take a moment to look around, we may start seeing how capable we are to truly live versus being stuck and told what we need to do way back when. I’ve been using this summer as the grounding time to plan for the long term. It’s been the joyous and healing time that I allowed to get quiet, go within and begin creating the things that I have always dreamt of making. Life isn’t slowing down and time isn’t granting us with more. It’s now or never I feel.
The bigger part was digging deep into those shadows that I really have been avoiding within. The nitty-gritty, bottom of the barrel shit you hope you never find. I also gave myself gifts of doing what I needed for me and me alone. The alone part hit hard but that’s when I was able to uncover the darkness and say, “it’s okay. You are safe to come out. I’m here for you.” Being alone in an unfamiliar place among nature…I never knew it’s what I needed most. It would be an experience that changed me and shifted the trajectory of what I thought is possible in my life. I did amazing things, fell in love and found a peace I never dreamt I could. And it was all with and within me.
So what does this September hold? Well, it’s time to come out of hermit mode and blast the light onto this world that so needs goodness in it. Let’s put out positivity, love, hope and joy into our cells and let that drive us forward. There are big, massive and life-changing shifts ahead, we can all feel that occurring in the present. Instead of hooking onto what we don’t want, it’s time to pause, turn off the noise, get quiet, tap in and become the change we want to see.
Let’s take a few extra moments to hold the ones we love each day and tell them how much they mean to us.
Let’s look in the mirror and tell ourselves, “You know what? You’re awesome! I love you. I see you doing your best each day and I celebrate that. I believe in you. Now go live your best life!”
Let’s wake up, take a pause and say, “thanks for waking up today. I’m grateful for this life.” Inhale your gratitude, and exhale your love and excitement to start the day.
Let’s begin to get those creative sparks going and take action on the passions that drive you. Maybe it’s connecting with a friend, writing, drawing, painting, playing sports, moving your body, building, cleaning or being in nature. Whatever really that is that spark for you. Do it and do it as often as possible.
If I can say anything that is of use to you, may it be the reminder that you are the conscious creator of your reality. In tough times, can you pause to take a new perspective? In great times can you reflect to see the steps it took for that greatness to occur and do it again? My desire is to give you the empowerment and reaffirm that everything in your reality can be experienced in a more beautiful and loving way to help you live the life of your dreams.
I wish you a very happy September. Make it one for the books!
XO, Robin
