what’s another way to say, you feel it in the air? when really that is exactly where I feel it. I feel it swim along my skin, over and under the hairs and freckles, as though it is sweeping away the subtle golden glow I only just accumulated. I feel it in the need to wear socks, a blazer, the excitement at wearing all my favourite pants again. I feel it in the desire to throw the windows open and let it move the muggy summer air out of every corner of home. fall is doing a soft launch through the air, and I love it.
I haven’t always loved fall. I clung to summer. I believed full heartedly in my seasonal depression. I claimed I was born in the wrong climate. but I was afraid of going slow then, too. colder weather slowed me down and I wanted to keep going fast fast fast. I still do. but I also crave, need, lean into, s l o w .
slowly, I accept slowness.
acceptance is a widespread theme for me right now. I exist at an intersection of having acknowledged a lot of things in life, under the guise of acceptance. acceptance appears more to me at this time like action, where acknowledgement is just the first step getting me there.
what is the next step to a more wholistic acceptance?
how do I take action towards it?
how do I BE in the process of acceptance?
to answer, i turn to my newfound acceptance of the colder seasons to try and learn from myself: I notice the good, I notice the “ideals” and ask myself “why” and let those go, I build routines that feel good, I set boundaries, I spend time with myself, am gentle with myself, and I accept the slowness of my acceptance.
now some news items!
◙ Anthropology of your Inner World is happening LIVE! This November!
Anthropology of Your Inner World is a deep dive into our inner worlds, using collage, curiosity, and play to gain clarity on what your inner world is trying to tell you, and how to translate it through any creative medium!
I am SO excited to be doing the course as a group and getting to share space with other creatives, getting curious together about our inner worlds! I’d LOVE to have you join us, and we CURRENTLY have early bird pricing, until October 1st! So if you’ve been wanting to join us, now’s the time to sign up!
AOYIW would be an excellent pre-holiday gift to yourself, to your creative practice, to your inner world. I’d LOVE to have you join me!!
and of course - if you’ve already done AOYIW, please reach out for a discount if you want to take part in the group part of it again!!
◙ I am also running a one-off, online, gently-guided collage workshop on September 23rd: Everything Is A Garden! If a whole 5 weeks of learning is too much to commit to this season, come for a shorter dose of collage-y goodness in community! Sliding scale payment available. Sign up here!
◙ And finally! I recently started a role as Marketing Manager with In Surreal Life - my most favourite poetry/creative community! I am smitten with this work, with this space which Shira Erlichman carved out for creatives from all over the world to come together and play, experiment, be themselves, be accepted, be celebrated… I have made so many enriching friendships through taking the program itself, and now to be a part of it in this way is VERY special!!!
There is an October session coming up, and I highly recommend you check it out! Then, come do AOYIW in November… HA!
Plus you can check out some of my social media marketing work on their Instagram including some fun and silly memes I’m rather fond of…. like this one:
thank you for reading, friends!
what are you working on accepting this season?
hugs,