“Oh God, make me an autumn tree if I must die.” – Esther Popel
Autumn is a time of personal transformation. It is a season of permanence and change where you find the inner reserves of strength to change as well. To do this, you have to take the time to go within. Once you realize what’s up for change, you can use this regenerative clearing process as a part of your spiritual development.
Autumn is my favorite time of the year. I love the cooler weather, the changing leaves of the trees, and harvesting apples and pumpkins; but, it’s the regenerative clearing process that I love the most.
As I looked out my front window this week, I was overcome with the beauty of the fire red leaves of my Japanese maple tree. Excited by its magnificence, I felt the color wash over me and fill me with its life force. In that precious moment, I experienced the fleeting beauty and transitory nature of life itself.
Like the leaves, you are in a season of transformation where you can find the courage to change your colors. Let the dazzling beauty that comes from within you shimmer. The leaf’s life cycle mimics the human process of life and death. When you see the leaves on the ground, you realize that their journey is similar to your own. You have the capacity to lead a meaningful life with your limited time on earth.
In the natural world, cycles perpetuate life, such as the changing seasons, which reflect healthy growth or transformation. Having a conscious awareness of participating in the cyclical transformations of life affords you a spiritual clarity that promotes healing and a sense of wholeness. There is an amazing sense of peace that comes with knowing that you move through such life and death cycles throughout your life and with every transition bringing the uncertain and unpredictable opportunity for change.
While in the throes of such change, practice being grateful, graceful, and grounded, by clearing your life of unhealthy relationships, environments, and anything that no longer serves you, making way for a better life. You can heal and sustain lightness through aligning with new intentions and breaking unhealthy patterns. Whether it’s a new career, move, or relationship, you are up for life-altering change at this time.
You can align with this transformative time by allowing things to be as they are for a while without resisting or avoiding the changes. Soften your position or opinions, open your heart, and trust yourself to create positive intentions, make discerning choices and let your light and love energy expand out into the world.
