This has been a beautiful autumn where I live. It’s one of my favorite times of the year because it’s so pretty and it brings me back to memories of high school football games, and bonfires with friends and lots of other fall related experiences. 

I get to pull out my favorite sweater and wrap up and it suits me in so many ways. I really love it. 

It’s also a reminder of seasonality, the ever changing, forward momentum of all the things. Shorter days, colorful leaves, changes in the landscape, even the color of the sky looks different as we move from summer to fall and now it is nearing winter. 

This is a reminder to me and you to embrace the season of life you’re in right now. I know for too long, I was always looking for the next season, the next thing, the next goal or job or big life moment. 

It’s natural to want to look ahead with anticipation, but today I hope you’ll take a few minutes to appreciate the season you find yourself in, right now. 

Acknowledge where you are and what’s good about it. How did you get here? Can you look back and recognize a few key choices that helped you along the way? 

Who is in your circle of trusted friends and family right now? How do they help you and what do you appreciate about them? 

When we can be comfortable where we are and grateful for what we have, we can also have the courage and confidence to embrace it, enjoy it and for a little while, really live in the now. 

Tomorrow will arrive and there’ll be a time to look forward but today I hope you’ll be able to see how amazing right now is  for you.