Personal note
Fall is promising to be exciting, with a book by myself (The Confident Introvert) and two books by friends, Lori Campbell and Kristen Brown, to which I have contributed, all coming out in the next two months. You can be sure I will keep you fully informed about the release dates of these books which can help you create an even better life. And there will be special bonuses for early-bird customers.
Don’t go back to sleep
The crisp fall air gets our blood moving and somehow promises excitement. Are we going to help that excitement materialize, or are we going to let it deteriorate into the winter “blahs?”
Rumi, the 13th century Sufi poet, gives us some pointers that are still relevant in the 21st century:
The breeze at dawn has secrets to tell us
Don’t go back to sleep
Now, I don’t think he is chastising my night-owl friends, who stagger out of bed sluggishly but, once they get up to speed, are still humming energetically along at midnight. Instead, I think he means to point out that, when we are awake, we should be fully awake – to the present and to all of the exciting possibilities in it. Drowning mentally in past sorrows and failures, bracing ourselves for future stress, all contribute to helping us miss the exquisite promise of the present.
You must ask for what you really want
Don’t go back to sleep
Are you asking for what you really want? You may be thinking it and visualizing it; you may even have a vision board in front of your desk to remind you. But are you actively letting everyone around you know what it is that you desire?
A vision is a kind of dream – it may be glorious, but it you don’t take action, it will always be just a dream.
People are coming and going
across the doorsill
where the two worlds touch
Others are taking those steps to create a better life. Do you sometimes feel a little envious or even resentful when they get what you want and you don’t? Look at those successes as a sign that it is possible – for you, too. Then take those little steps – one at a time.
The door is round and open
Don’t go back to sleep
Enough said. Have a wonderful, bracing, exciting, energetic, wildly creative and entertaining Fall season. It’s just waiting for you to participate.
