Many people I have been seeing recently feel everyone they know is feeling 'flu-ish'. For most of us, the change between Autumn and Winter requires some adjustment.
Not only does the onset of colder weather leave us in a dilemma about what to wear to adjust between overheated buildings and a cold, drizzly and sometimes windy outdoors, but generally requires a bit of time for us to adjust to days that turn dark before 6 p.m. Such is life in North America at this time of year.
In short, a bit of adjustment and adaptation is in order during the change of the seasons. We need to 'switch gears' emotionally and physically to welcome and appreciate the new season and all that it has in store for us.
In the same way, when our lives are in transition and we are making changes in our lives, a period of adjustment is usually necessary.
In some ways this can be compared to other times in our life where we have needed to adapt to changes in our lives.
The really big changes in our lives such as changing our residences, recovering from illness, experiencing a period of mourning, require the passage of time to become assimilated into our life experience.
The change of the seasons however, whether gradual or abrupt, requires quicker adaptations and reactions from us because they occur beyond our control and involve a much shorter period of time.
Seasonal changes take us forward into the next part of the year and bring with it both the familiar and the new. We move forward in our lives and in our year.
By choosing to accept and appreciate what each season brings us, we can participate and enjoy the change as a positive yearly passage and really get the most out of what it brings us.
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