Ode to October

​In the heart of the
Life-Death-Life Cycle
there lies Fall
the symbol of Death
a Death that is not the end
but one that brings
New Beginnings New Life
These new beginnings do not happen quickly
They take time, with no shame
They need space, with no guilt
Just as the leaves fall to the ground and decay
they fertilize the earth and nourish the very tree
from which they fall;
so it is with those things in our lives
that we are invited to let go of and
those things we long to be free of.
They become the very things that feed the
new & re-newed life within ourselves.
Because, good souls,
wherever there is death so there is new life.
And when we surrender to this life-death-life cycle
we allow that which was not healthy or well within us
to become re-newed or be laid to rest.
Either way, what no longer serves us is released
to become something else.
We are the ones to allow
The Falling Away, The De-composing, The Death
And in this place, there is Grief
And in this place there can also be Release, Relief and Joy
 
Fall into this season of colour, magic and mystery.
Allow it to rock you gently as it moves through your blood and breath
cleanses deep your bones
taking with it that which needs to leave
Creating room for what’s to come