#37 Let Those Leaves Fall
I freaking love fall - the colors of the leaves, the light jacket weather, the cozy cabin vibes, and the pumpkin cream cold brew. The other morning I did a meditation and it centered around the theme of fall. I wasn’t really sure what to expect but wow it was exactly what I needed, so I thought I would share my experience with you all so you can reflect in this lovely season too :)
The meditation spoke on the symbolism of letting go… the trees let go of the leaves, I let go of the shitty situations I seem to be clinging onto :)
Sometimes it feels easy to ruminate. I think when an outcome is so different than we had intended it gets stuck in our minds and bodies, and it feels heavy. For me I saw this year going very very differently. I imagined playing the best rugby I have ever played. I had rugby goals. I had performance goals. With a timeline of THIS year - because our goals are supposed to be “SMART” - within a specific timeframe, right? (more on that in a future blog post).
I realized I was holding onto those goals and feeling guilty for not reaching them. I was holding onto a feeling of letting myself down. I felt like I was lacking something I needed.
This meditation brought me peace in recognizing it’s time to let go of that. Let that shit go like a tree shedding a beautiful little orange leaf - she’s pretty but it’s not her season and she’s not mine to hold onto.
Letting go creates space for deep self reflection, new opportunities, and experiences. It opens up a whole new world you couldn’t see before because you were filling all your head space with something that you have no control over.
Now I understand it’s not easy. This blog post is giving very similar vibes to my last one on accepting where you’re at - clearly easier said than done. Letting go is scary and hard. I think about the leaves falling and my first instinct is SHIT. NO. WINTER IS COMING. I’m going to be cold and it’s going to be dark which means Dana = sad. But this handy little meditation reminded me of the deep self reflection in stillness. It’s a reminder that guidance and comfort and belonging is in your own sweet little heart. And that reflection leads to - yes we’re continuing with the season theme - BLOSSOMING AND BLOOMING IN THE SPRING BABY!
While it may take a little time and patience I am choosing to let go of my 2022 rugby and performance goals to create space for growth, gratitude, self acceptance, and love for the life right in front of me.
What have you been holding onto?
What are you creating space for by letting it go?
Do you have any additional fun metaphors having to do with the seasons? Please reach out if yes.