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Newsletter Archive: October 2007
October 2007
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- Reflections on changing seasons
Changing seasons In the last week or so the weather here in Cornwall has changed from summer to autumn very suddenly. The sun is still shining but the temperature has dropped several degrees, the wind is blowing strongly, it feels like a different season.
I feel sadness at leaving summer behind, moving towards the cold of winter. But there is the richness of harvest time to look forward to. We have already had a big crop of plums, (the best year ever), on our little tree, and there are apples ripening. There is a feeling of laying up stores and savouring the sun while it is still warm.
Way back in April this year I made a plan to publish my book in October, thinking it would be a tidy time to ‘harvest’ the ideas I have been working on during the year. Instead, I have had a total rethink, more new beginnings than chapters ready to harvest. It feels as if the work is too immature: it needs to be ‘stored’ over the winter; to settle down and deepen in flavour; to become a distillation of the best before it is ready to go out into the world.
So it seems I will have to let go of my optimistic plan - my dream of seeing my book in my hands ready go – for a little while yet. It feels right now I have come to that realisation, put these thoughts down on paper. There is a ‘right’ time for everything. Winter is a time of rest and renewal, to reflect and review. My book will be developing and maturing during the winter months, and then it will emerge a better, brighter piece of work next year.
Letting go of this ‘baby’ of mine, now, at this time of autumnal change, feels a bit like letting go of the summer. The world is turning, bringing new ideas and new experiences with the new season. Today I went for a wild, windy walk on the Cornish cliffs and returned invigorated, full of new energy. Regret had moved to relief and then to excitement.
What are you letting go of at this time? Do you feel regret? Can you also feel relief at letting go? Do you feel anticipation of new things to come? Is there excitement at moving forward?
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