October is my favorite time of year. Changing leaves, cool, crisp mornings, sleeping with the windows open, curled up in the covers-you get the picture. It's also my busiest time of the year, which really means I don't often take the time to enjoy the change of the season.

This last weekend Pete and I had a fantastic time at Kim Marie's Evolutionary Astrology Conference that was held at Sylvan Lake. We had a booth and needed to be there Thursday-Sunday. I wasn't able to go until Saturday and we had to leave our house before it was even light to make the hour trip to Sylvan Lake (if you're not from the Black Hills it's tucked away in Custer State Park and is unbelievably beautiful, especially this time of year).

As the sun came up over the hills I began to notice the that the season has changed without me!! I have been so busy, tied up in my own little world that I haven't even really noticed the subtle shift into Indian Summer. The birch trees were stunning. Standing out brilliantly against the green of the pines. The trees and bushes were at the height of their change, trees fully engulfed in dazzling yellow, succulent oranges and an occasional vivid burning red bush, and yet within a few days their glory will fade, their leaves will be gone and if you don't pay attention it will happen without your awareness. For the two days we drove back and forth I couldn't drink in enough of the beauty. I'm usually kind of a speed demon but I took my time winding through the hills.

The Conference was excellent. Great speakers and a beautiful conference center all done in wood and completely surrounded by pine trees. From the window I was working by I watched as squirrels were hunting for pine cones to take back to their winter hideaways. It was very entertaining to watch these little furry creatures carry pine cones that were often times bigger than they, one-after-another, triumphant in their find. The squirrels were secure there was surely enough to go around. They kept their focus on the job at hand, trusting in the rhythm of life to meet their needs and keep them secure.

The squirrel reminded me to trust in the rhythm of my life, knowing life is full of abundance, remember that the the Universe will supply everything that is needed and there is plenty to go around, and most importantly--to relax and enjoy the beauty of the season. Take the time to 'be' in life and not to just simply 'exist'.

Thanks to the commitment we had this last weekend I had the opportunity to just 'be' in my own life. Where can you 'be' in your own life this week? Take the time to go to the park, walk down a country lane, meander through the hills and enjoy the changing of the season before it changes and you won't even realize it!!

I would love to hear your own personal experience as you enjoy the change this season. Please email me your own experience and I'll share them with our readers as well.

Love and Light,
Mary

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