This week Kellie and Claire discuss the idea of using the endings and beginnings of new seasons as an opportunity to reflect and learn. Join us in Episode 5 as we share our fun end of summer traditions that alert us to the changing seasons. We share about how NOT using these rhythmic opportunities of change can be a detriment to personal growth. Do you have any signifiers, rituals, or traditions that you use to help you usher in new seasons? Do you take time to reflect on the closing of certain life chapters in order to begin the next? Check out our spectrum of suggestions on how to make these shifts work in your favor.
Advice Not Given:
- How was your summer? Have you given any thought to how you spent it? What you learned? How you grew?
- Create some end of season rituals for yourself and your family to help signal the end of one season and the beginning of the next. These can be serious or fun. Either way it tells your brain a change is coming.
- Savor the season you are in and honor them. It gives your mind and body rest.
- Honor the endings, but pace yourself. If you must grieve an ending, grieve in the moment or the grief may end up following you.
- You can’t fully appreciate an experience until you live through it and reflect upon it.
- Create new rhythms as a daily practice. Structure can be helpful through seasonal transitions.
- Where/how to reflect? Journal, audio, or video yourself talking about your situation.
- Claire celebrates her annual beach trips with a photo wall of annual beach photos.
- Write a thank you note to summer and/or a welcome letter to fall. (Claire)
- Learn something new. (Kellie)
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