“Drink from the well of yourself and begin again.” Charles Bukowski
Kate's Turn:
After a summer hiatus: a break from the routine, travel, outdoor adventures, easy summer living; the fall season seems to be a call back to work again. You can return to your craft when summer weather activities no longer compete for your focus. Autumn (and certainly winter) becomes a seasonal invitation to look inward. And to begin again.
I first heard this phrase when learning meditation. When the mind distracts, the practice is to begin again by returning the focus to the breath. This wise suggestion is used in many different arenas: clarifying communication, practicing a skill, designing a project, etc. The willingness to follow this suggestion depends on the commitment to what it is you are returning to. The passion found deep within will drive the energy to begin again.
“Go within every day and find the inner strength so that the world will not blow your candle out.” Katherine Dunham
Get Fired Up:
Take this opportunity to reflect, regroup, and recommit to begin again.
