I can’t believe fall is here!! I am beyond excited because this is my absolute FAVORITE season. Growing up in New England, I have always known fall to be the hit season, filled with colors and so much magic. Living in California, we don’t really get a proper fall..but I try my absolute best to make the most of it and do as many fall activities as I can. Having Cruz makes it extra exhilarating because now I have a little mini to do all the things with and share the joy!
This morning my friend Carmen sent me a little fall ritual and it inspired me so hard I jumped out of bed, grabbed Cruz, brought him to the kitchen, packed up his breakfast, and set out on a mission to collect leaves. It was super foggy and cool out (my favorite weather for a walk), so I envisioned fall filling the California air, and just knew we would find all the leaves we needed. After all it is the FIRST DAY OF FALL!
We Hit the Leaf Jackpot
For the majority of our walk we weren’t finding the most amazing leaves, or at least not the ones I was envisioning in my head. I decided to extend our normal route, heading up to what we call ‘the Doctor Seuss park’. Thank God I did..this is where we found our perfect fall leaves!
Cruz had a great time playing with the leaves, crinkling them, tearing them apart, and then trying to eat them. It was very entertaining- to say the least!
Time to Shed the Old & Make Room for the New
Alright, so this part is just for YOU. The season of fall represents shedding, releasing, dropping, getting rid of..basically leaving behind any baggage you carry that doesn’t serve you. Make room for the GREAT things! I have been working on being my best self, going after what ‘lights me up’, and being present. With that being said, I came up with all the things that pull me away from these tasks/ways of being.
Sayonara
I got a sharpie. Wrote my ‘things’ on the leaves, struck a match, and burned them into the night.
Making Room for the New
I mean..We found FALL IN CALIFORNIA, on the first day of fall! let me leave you with this, you can do anything you set your mind to. If you want it, if you love it, if you find happiness in it- it is yours. Not only is it yours, it is your destiny. Go!! Make room for it and get it.