Well I can’t quite believe where this years has gone…and the month of December has arrived.
The cold weather, dark nights and cold snaps, makes me grab even warmer clothing to wear when leaving the house.
As the leaves appear everywhere within the garden, pavements and fields, dropping to the floor, having said their goodbyes to the tree that has supported and nourished them throughout this seasons, their once stunning green display, now gone and replaced with a tree that looks so lonely and bare.
Got me thinking and reflecting about what have I learnt throughout the different sessions, (spring, summer, fall, and winter) this year, within my own life, and more importantly; what did I need to shed and replace within my personal life….
Yes, people would say there is a lot to shed in my physical shape!!! But more importantly, how have I adapted to change? And have I created needed new habits and mind-sets to take me further than I did this time last year!
What can I learn from nature that needs to be reflected and acted upon…? Did I make the most of spring time, planting new daily behaviours and ways. One of the step changes or daily habits that I have really worked hard on, since the start of spring; is drinking more water, and as a result, I don’t feel so dehydrated and my mind feels more alert. It’s like I’m a packet of mikeHabbott seeds, being sold at B&Q, if given the correct, soil, food, sunlight and water, come May/June will make a fine centre piece on your table! As long as you keep watering me!! And additionally, it sure helps with the steps on my Fitbit!
Or those wonderful long summer evenings, where the day never seems to end, enjoying the fruits of my labour and all the effects that I had put in…what was now growing in my own garden… Had the Queen enjoyed the new exhibit at Chelsea Flower Show, or looked in dismay and said, “Oh my word, what’s that!!!. If I still had my Corgis, they would have enjoyed watering it!
Well here’s to the start of next year’s sessions, 2020, where I will continue to make the most of each new season and adapt to change.