Hello, my sweet September 🍂
It is the most inspiring time of the year + I am ready to settle into it all.
Hi, my friend.
I have been loooonging for this day. The day when I can officially write to you and invite you into the coziest season of the year.
Autumn is here. Ahhhhhhh.
Ok, it may or may not feel like autumn outside where you are, but the energy is shifting in the air. The seasons are changing. That special autumnal spirit is easy to find. And my soul is ready to settle into it all.
Is it just me, though? Where are you in your seasonal shifts? Are you totally ready for cozy blankets, candlelit nights, all things pumpkin, magic + mystery, boots, books, scarves, warm comfort foods, chilly breezes, muted/earthy tones, and all of those colored leaves slowly blanketing the ground as they release and let go? Are you ready to release and let go?
The beginning of September signals the beginning of autumn for me. It is the start of most cherished, deeply inspiring season for me. My soul settles in September. Everything within me softens, slows, and mellows. I truly feel as if I have come home again. Home to the deepest, darkest, most grounded parts of myself. As September begins, I always release a long, cleansing, deep breath of complete presence and gratitude.
Come autumn, I find that I am home.
A few thoughts about this autumnal season
Autumn is the season of the soul. It is the season of turning inward and welcoming the return of the dark months. It is the season of harvesting the growth of the year. Of cozy, quiet, gentle, slow moments. Of longer nights and cooler days. Of mystery + magic. Of melancholy + nostalgia. Of hearth + home.
Since I’ve been thinking so much about the idea, the concept, and the feeling of home lately, I have decided to use autumn to explore even more deeply what home means to me. So as I move through September, October, and November, I hope to reap, gather, and harvest my own ideas and feelings and thoughts about home.
As September unfolds, I plan to focus on the medicine of the month - and what it means to really settle my soul at home. I’m planning to turn inward, create a cozy sanctuary, and allow for the mellow mood of autumn to fill my home. Stay tuned for a few upcoming letters about my September lists, recipes, and rituals.
October’s magic inspires me to explore the depths of my soul, the home that I have within me. I always feel drawn to the dark, mystical mood of October, where I can tap into all of my power, wisdom, secrets, and spirit. It’s a chance to remember the rituals, practices, and spiritual things that ground me and make me….me.
The dark, dreary days of November provide the perfect mood to gather at home with others - to invite in others, and to explore what + where my community home is. It is a melancholic, earthy, spiritual month made for connecting with other souls (both living and dead), for pondering where my home is, for unearthing what my vision is and how my soul can be used in the world.
The medicine of September
Everything about September is medicine for me. The soft, cozy, slow, mellow mood of this month draws me inward and homeward. And, that is honestly where I feel the most calm, grounded, safe, and balanced.
Lately, I have found myself highly sensitive to everything, my nervous system having a hard time to process and keep up due to being overwhelmed and overloaded with grief, sadness, disappointment, and huge life changes. I am easily irritated and extra emotional; even unable to remember and think clearly sometimes. Mostly, though, I find myself simply craving calm, quiet, intimate settings. Loud noises, tons of people, too much action is just too much stimulation for me right now.
So, September is absolutely exactly what I need. More than ever.
This year, September is not only the start of my most favorite season, but it feels as if it arrives just in time to comfort and calm my aching soul. To bring me back home to myself. To offer me just the energy I need right now.
September is a month of reflection, of transition, of release, and of surrender. It is a time when nature lets go and follows the cycle of life down into the dark. Oh, how I long to follow as easily as the earth. And, perhaps, this year, because I feel that it is what I need more than anything, I will simply release and surrender myself to it all. I will settle deep into the rhythms of autumn. And, over the next 3 months, I will create space for the gentle, slow, mysterious, melancholic, inward journey that awaits me as I ultimately surrender and settle into the quiet dark of the coming winter.
For now, though, it is the mellow, cozy, inward medicine of September that I will begin harvesting.
How do you feel as September begins and as the seasons change?
Sending all of the coziest autumn vibes your way as you settle into whatever season is upon you.
xoxo. liz.
I agree this is my favorite time of the year. This time of the year our families come together more for dinner. The craziness of summer is over.
Such a beautiful post, Liz. I love your musings on autumn. It's my favorite season too, and definitely feels like coming home. I'm in Florida so it'll still be hot for awhile but I can definitely feel an energetic shift. Also, can't wait to listen to your playlist and I love that you included Matt Hires. I've seen him live a few times and his music is so good!