Welcoming The Season Of Change
October has been my favorite month for me ever since.
October seems to be the perfect month of the year to reflect, as I have been doing this for the past 2 years at least. If you have lived in the Northern Hemisphere and experienced four seasons, October is the month when the temperature gets colder and the weather gets more unpredictable.
As the season of fall is approaching, I suddenly feel that longing for summer.
I suddenly feel excited for the year to end and yet a bit sad. Sometimes, a bit anxious. But I learned that our brain always tricks us that we are in danger when we are about to embark on a new journey — because it is uncommon, unusual, and uncomfortable. I learned over the years that it is normal to be worried about the big things that we do not really know what to expect.
I have been extra emotional these days as I am welcoming a new season of my life.
In both my professional and personal life, I am grateful for the new opportunities, new connections, and new beginnings. I have achieved certain milestones that I have set for myself. I am thankful that I have nurtured the relationship into something better and stronger. I look forward to the new environment I will put myself into.
Nevertheless, I feel that we are all living in this bubble and a world of uncertainty.
Constantly thinking about what we should be doing around this time of our lives. By having lived on this earth for three decades, I assumed that the universe has taught me so much and so many things about life — yet I feel like I am still trapped in a place where everyone still competes and compares each other. “Comparison is the thief of joy” might be my favorite phrase I would like to repeat myself whenever I go through some tough times. We just have to know that everyone goes through some type of shit that no one really understands. No one on social media wants to admit that they are struggling, failing, and breaking down.
In this long long reflection post of mine, what I would like to say is that I hope you won’t forget your wins in life, no matter how small it is.
A small dosage of happiness can always be found in a very mundane way as well. It can be a cup of coffee in the morning, a nonsense meme you sent to your friends, thank you notes from your colleagues, or short but sweet voice messages from your loved ones — it can be anything. In this season of change, I hope we are all embracing the transformation wholeheartedly even though it seems to be complicated. It won’t be easy, but I tell you it is all going to be worth it once you pass through this transition phase.
Originally published at https://erinne0217.wordpress.com on October 9, 2023.
