Gentle Cool Breeze


September is here. It is my favorite weather month. The skies are a different shade of blue.  The temps start to cool in the morning and evenings.  The days are warm, and the breeze is beautiful.  The harvest moon appears bringing with it magic and moments that turn into memories of fall.  It requires so much gratitude.

 

Some of my more fonder memories occur in fall.  It’s the month of loving and open heartedness.  It’s a time where the season change.   In my book Diaries of a Wind Swept Muse, I talk about my relationship with my father.  

 Dairies of a Wind Swept Muse


Ours was a challenging relationship, and the book is filled with deep emotions, most of all, love.   I think most of his life was an analogy to the wind.  It made me think of this.

There are all kinds of winds.

·         Little to no wind

·         Violent winds

·         Gusty winds

·         Gentle Cool Breeze.

In my life I’ve experienced them all both literally and metaphorically. 

 

Little to none

No wind.  There are days that not even the wind is there for you.  Nothing is happening.  For most of us, most of our days feel like this.  Little to none.  Sometimes these days can be the most challenging. These are the days that can create the most anxiety.  It’s the phase of nothing and unknown.  If we can manage to focus, and become present during these times, we gain rest, peace, and clarity for all the other days ahead.  Its an opportunity to improve, organize, prepare, and reset.  So the next time you are quiet and alone, with nothing going on, remember that this is a time of rest and reset in preparation for the days ahead.

Violent Winds

This wind can be damaging.  I think we can all agree that avoiding violent wind is best.  However, it is impossible to evade the storms that life brings.  I think that the best thing to do is to prepare.  Physically, we know we have to make preparations for the consequences of disruption and destruction.  It is a little harder to do this emotionally and mentally.  When life violently disconnects you from your existence and path, how does one prepare for these unexpected occurrences?

Intentional Finances are  always a life saver.   Particularly savings.  I  always say that savings saves lives!  This is why we say things like “saving for a rainy day.”  Violent and destructive winds blow in heavy storms.  Having good credit makes funding available to you should you need it.  Even emotionally, knowing that you can rest to recover from mental fatigue, grief, or emotional trauma is a huge safety cushion.  It allows us to focus on healing and recovering faster. Getting access to medical care and therapy is paramount, but it takes financial resources to accomplish. 

 

Gusty Winds

This wind can inspire us.  Wind takes us places.  It gives us momentum.  When I think of gusty winds, I think of sailing. We rely upon the wind to propel us.  No one can control the wind, but we learn to harness it and move with it towards a better path and higher purpose.  We create wind with velocity, like in a wind turbine.  I also think of wind gust that fuel fire.  We need a gusty wind to keep us engaged and ignited in life.  The inspiration and circumstances in life that boost our progress often feels like a gusty wind.  It can come with pressure and resistance, but it makes us better.

 

Gentle Cool Breeze

This wind is filled with kindness.  The gentle cool  breeze wraps us in its air flow, and whispers to us.  It reminds us to be intentional, and magical.  The gentle cool breeze is there to connect us to earth, to lift us vibrationally, and to refresh us.  Physically, I think of late spring and early fall.  Metaphorically, I think of acts of kindness.  We usually pay attention to the “gentle cool breeze” because it often arrives before or  after  the Violent Winds of life.  There is a repetitive saying in the Bible, "It came to pass” Storms come and go, and so does the cool breeze.  Such is life.  The key is to stop and take note that we are experiencing moments of miracles and magic manifested in love.    It’s in those few precious moments of awareness and gratitude in life that make the difference in how we weather the winds.

If I had to sum it up in one word, its love.

This looks and feels different for us all.  Cool breezes can be moments of peace and pleasure. It can be a phone call or text from a friend.  It can be the inclusion, validation, or appreciation from those we need it most from.  It’s giving and receiving grace.  The next time you are physically outside and experience the gentle cool breeze, give thanks.  Be reminded that you have the ability to make an impact on another’s life like a gentle cool breeze.  The next time you receive kindness from someone, give thanks, and reciprocate.

 

Abundance Always

#lifeofbliss

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