I didn’t know. Until recently. But…I think I’ve fallen in love…with Fall.

In the past, if you asked me about my favorite season, I would reply “Spring” without any hesitation. What’s not to love? Everything is new again. Life is being birthed around us daily in beautiful ways too numerous to count. Spring showers. Flowers growing in the most odd places, redefining our concept of strength, beauty…determination.

Spring is a love song. Summer, a thumping bass.

But Fall? Fall is a season that courts quietly. Reminding you daily to simply slow down. Breathe deeply. Rest. To trust that all you need will show up. When you need it.

It’s in the mode of slowing down that I find myself. Literally.

Fresh Fall mornings find me hugging a mug of my favorite tea. Sitting by the window. No worries about that “to-do” list. Simply concentrating on my “To Be” list…setting my intention for the day. Maybe this period of “sponsored unemployment” afforded me a different view of Fall. Admittedly, if I were working, I wouldn’t have time (correction: wouldn’t MAKE time) to notice how early morning sunlight kisses jewel-tone leaves. I wouldn’t notice how the crisp morning air entices me to burrow deeper under the comforter. The crunch of leaves under my feet as I walk through the park or through my neighborhood. Curling up under a light blanket with a cup of hot chocolate and a good book.

I’m reminded of Fall days growing up when we had to rake a yard full of leaves (ugh!). We’d grab an old blanket, take turns climbing into the center of it over that huge pile of colorful leaves, and toss the person up into the air. Grab those old wire hangers, unfurl them, pop marshmallows over the end and roast them over a small fire. Ahhh, those were the days. Um, yeah – ya girl is a little bit country. Act like ya know!

Yes, Fall whispers to me, enticing me to slow down.

Oddly enough, it’s in this season, Fall, this slowing down season that I find my life speeding up.

More gets done when less is important.
More gets done when clarity is born.

Certainly makes “falling in love” worth it.