Life is cyclical. Why then should it surprise us when we find ourselves "recreating" our lives with each new day?

The cycles can be as short as an hour or as long as a lifetime. In between we have years made up of seasons, months, and days.

This is the season of thanksgiving, and for those in the Northern Hemisphere it is the season of late autumn, heading into winter.

Those of you in the Southern Hemisphere are moving toward summer. Please share your thoughts about this time of year with me in the weeks to come. I wonder if you feel the energy of springtime while the north feels the energy of autumn.

For many in the northern hemisphere, this is also the season of introspection. It is the time to go within, assess your life, your path, and yourself. Check in with your inner guidance to ensure you are living the life you want to live.

This is a time of living in the moment, of slowing down, even just a little bit. The earth is doing the same. The days are growing shorter, affording more time for darkness, for an internal germination, for thoughtfulness, and for gratitude to take hold of us and shake us to the core.

Taking the soup off the stove before the flavors have had time to blend is a mistake. Let us take this time of year to allow our personal selves some Simmer Time so that we might savor life even more in the future, and be ready to soar when the springtime energies arrive.

As you might imagine, the painting has progressed and now looks like this (image below).