
I've said it before, but I'll quite happily say it again:
I LOVE AUTUMN!
Harvest Festivals, Halloween, Bonfire Night, the crispness in the air, brown leaves to kick, Diwali, comfort food, not feeling boring for staying in, jumpers, hats, coats, scarves, gloves, boots, wellies - I could go on, but you get the idea!
I've been spending some time thinking about the significance of this time of year recently, ever since I volunteered to write something to read at the Diwali celebrations at my meditation centre (Brahma Kumaris - link to the right), so I thought I'd share this piece "what I wrote" with you lovely lot. I hope you like it...
"As the days get shorter, and the nights get longer we are naturally drawn towards bringing light into our homes. Candles are lit, lights decorate our windows, and soon we will bring trees into our homes and decorate them with lights too.
We do this to remind ourselves that things will get lighter again, and that autumn and winter is a time for renewal and revival, not decline. The world and universe, like the seasons, is on an ever-moving cycle.
Dark becomes light, brown becomes green. Like us, the world needs time to rest and revive. Time to recuperate and grow new shoots, ready to spring to life again.
Darkness is not something to be afraid of, it is a sign that things will get light again.
We are drawn towards bringing light into our homes, because lightness is one of our original qualities. It feels safe, natural and comforting. It is because lightness is something we have always known; and - no matter how hard it seems to imagine sometimes – we can trust that we will come to know it again.
Lightness is one of the qualities of a child - that eternal optimism and hope that is a joy to be around. We never lose this quality, or our inner child. This evening is a time to celebrate our inner lightness. Our lightness of being – both physical and mental – is always there. Where there is darkness, we can, as we do this evening, light a candle to remind us of this.
Om Shanti"
Om Shanti means "I am peace" or "I am a peaceful soul", by the way. I still have my moments, but I'm getting there!
Enjoy the rest of autumn - I'm always up for a kick around in some leaves, so you know where I am if you fancy the same!
Clancy xxxx







