Hey there . There's never been a time when I haven't felt like summer went by too quickly . Those longer summer days invited us to slow down and take our time , to play more and enjoy time with people we love people we love . There's a melancholy that creeps in with a change of seasons and I'm learning again that you can't long for something if you didn't experience something wonderful enough to be missed in the first place . I think nostalgic is a better way to describe how the transition to fall feels to me .
Speaker 1Whether it's the change of seasons or a transition in your life , there's a paradox that comes with change that can be off-centering . When we know things are going to be different , it can be scary . Are going to be different , it can be scary . The only way we know that something is different is by comparing it to something else . If we are unsure what that something else will bring , it makes us long for or cling to what we once had . We can make more sense of this dichotomy once we recognize that two things can be true at the same time .
Speaker 1It's not uncommon to feel simultaneously happy and sad , excited and trepidatious , nostalgic and pragmatic about the prospect of change . Change is inevitable . Of change , change is inevitable . But , as Buddha is reported to have said , suffering is optional . There is a quintessential beauty to the fall season , as the leaves magically turn color , offering astounding views of the glorious nature of Mother Earth . The vibrant colors are matched only by the deep blue melancholy that accompanies the crisp air as the idle kayak knocks against the dock . But isn't that also wonderfully poetic in its loneliness ? So wonderfully poetic in its loneliness .
Speaker 1I could choose to live in scarcity and mourn the loss of summer . Or I can smile when I recall the early morning summer sounds of laughing ducks and seagulls singing high in the sky as they dive for fish . I could drown myself in worry about when I'll see my family next . Or I can feel my heart warm when I remember hosting the family gathering at the lake for the last weekend of summer . These memories are not being replaced now by the change of season . These memories are ours to keep now by the change of season . These memories are ours to keep and to take with us . Soon the skies will be ringing with the honking return of the Canada geese who , like bullies on the playground , take over the lake until the last vestige of open water freezes over and they finally migrate to warmer places for the winter . By then , we will be looking forward to the holiday season and creating new memories . Who knows , maybe if we put our minds to it , we might even take the time to live in each moment and enjoy the change that each new season brings .
Speaker 1This has been an excerpt from my new book , the Places when there Are Spaces . It just seemed apt to share it with you today . I invite you to reflect on a significant change in your life and how it makes you . Today , I invite you to reflect on a significant change in your life and how it makes you feel . Consider how change can evoke a mix of emotions and that it's perfectly okay for all of them to exist at the same time . I'm Lisa Hopkins . Stay safe and healthy , everyone , and remember to live in the moment .