Fall, Autumn, whatever you prefer to call it, is here!  From my early childhood until my own girls were around 2 and 4, this season was my favorite time of year!  I adored the smell of pumpkin scented things, the flicker of candles as the days got shorter, and the anticipation of the upcoming holidays.  

However, something inside of me slowly started to change.  I replaced the love for all things Fall with the dread of Fall.  My thoughts shifted to ‘ugh, here is sick season’, ‘oh great, shorter days, ‘ugh cold weather’.  Our fall season had also become so busy with football, activities, birthdays, etc. that my joy had been lost.   I became a stick in the mud and a summer girl.

This year I have a FALL RESOLUTION LIST.

I want to take these shorter days as God’s message to rest a little longer.  If I were a bear I would SO hibernate!

I will curl up with a cozy blanket and a cup of coffee or tea and read.  I want to snuggle close to my family to get warmth.  I vow to not get in the rush of the season but to take the time to stop and notice the gradual change of the leaves. I will change my attitude of dreading cold winter and just embrace each day as it is–and sit in the warm sunshine on gorgeous days.

Do you have these feelings sometimes? 

I think I just got bogged down in the tasks and no longer looked at them as an enjoyment.  

My husband always says “life is 1% of what happens to you and 99% how you react to it”.  

A mind shift.  

An attitude shift.  

That’s what I’m working on.

Brandi