October is, to me, a very introspective month. The changing of the seasons, the brisk clarity of the chilly mornings, the whispery sound of wind in dried leaves shivering on the trees or scratching across the lawn and sidewalk, the deep, instinctive feeling of needing to hunker down and dig in for the impending cold weather all combine to generate a feeling of restlessness in me. But there is a deep down feeling of hope, of faith that this is not an ending but a begining. The holiday season is approaching so my fridge is becoming covered with planning and shopping lists, my dining room table is collecting an amazing number of catalogs and I've started carrying a little notebook in my purse to jot down ideas for gifts, recipes and projects.
This fall the projects include getting ready to move in the spring. I'm hoping to buy a home and so I'm starting to purge some of the "stuff" that has accumulated. That process includes digging through not just possessions but memories too. It takes lots of time and even more energy, both physical and emotional. There is both fear and excitment about the changes ahead, some days more fear, others more excitement. So that leads to this blog's theme song....Just Like January
Trash everything that has ever crashed your system
Forget all the days that you've ever cried for help
Shelf all the words that have ever been used against you
Take the time to trust yourself
Oh-oh, oh-oh
[Chorus:]
Starting over, again - oh
I know there's something waiting
And I'm changing
Just like January
I'll start, over again - oh
Just when I thought I faded
You saved me
Just like January
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