Well , autumn is upon us and with it comes a certain inescapable feeling , a kind of tugging at the heart like a premonition of the future and a longing for the carefree past , which has quickly faded into the long shadows , vanishing into the early sunset . It's a feeling so familiar and yet so hard to name . It elicits a physical response in the pit of your stomach and an impulse to both hide and explore all at the same time . The angle of the sun or the rustle of a tree branch against the cold blue sky can trigger it , at first lonely and ominous , and just as quickly vibrant and full of opportunities to start something new . It's like a beginning and an ending all at the same time .
Speaker 1As children fall , brought that unique back to school feeling , you know the mix of fear and excitement for the new start of school and what possibilities lay ahead New clothes , fresh books and a schedule all planned out for us . Isn't it funny that as adults , we have such a binary relationship with schedules ? On the one hand , we resent them and on the other , we desperately crave them . As kids , our schedule was more like a lottery one that determined who our teacher would be and what kids were in our class . You never knew which teacher might change your life trajectory or if a classmate might become a lifelong friend . All we were required to do was to show up . You know there are lessons we can learn from how we rolled .
Speaker 1When we were children . We weren't worried about the big picture future . Our parents and teachers did all that for us . We were laser focused on navigating the immediate future . The next class , the next glance from a bully or a crush , without the meta view . Each moment had a heightened significance that felt like it could be our last , and so we lived the highs and lows as they came before we learned how to bottle them up inside or become trained to manage our emotions . In many ways , we were truly living in each moment and feeling all the feels that each moment of every day brought , unaware that we were doing it . We were choosing courage and vulnerability over the fear of the unknown . We were masters of taking it one moment at a time .
Speaker 1So if you're feeling that fall feeling today , as I am , you are not alone . Just remember how brave you are and curl up in a cozy corner and allow yourself to feel all the feels again . Schedule some time for yourself to not worry about the future . Don your favorite boots and sweater , breathe the crisp air , linger in a bookstore and enjoy the fruits of the harvest . As for me , I've decided to put something new on my schedule that you can only do in the fall , and I'm going to try my hand at harvesting grapes . I love the idea of it , but I have no clue if I'll actually like it . But I'm going to take it one moment at a time and put it on my schedule . Happy fall everyone . I'm Lisa Hopkins . Thanks for listening . Stay safe and healthy and remember to live in the moment .