The Art of Noticing....
The Changing Seasons
It is a morning ritual for me to walk the garden with my coffee - no matter the season or temperature. Something about it wakes me up but it is also so grounding for me. I let the hens out of our coop and have a little chat to my Border Collie while assessing the needs of the garden and enjoying the stillness of the morning.
It stood out to me this morning how many leaves had already fallen from our large river birch and how the sunlight hit so different with the few hanging survivors that were left on its frame. How quickly this season was moving. There was after all visual evidence of it. Thats the poignant thing about being in touch with the nature around you.
What it highlighted to me was how busy this particular Fall has been for me. With all the excitement and business of a growing business and making all our artisan products I hadn't had as much time to enjoy the season as I usually would.
But this is symbolic of a larger picture is it not? Of the journey of our life and the lives of those around us. Turning 50 has changed me, I've become so much more acutely aware of the passage of time and so appreciative of all the moments in it that are worth treasuring. I don't want to miss that only touchdown that my son scored in the last game of the football season, or my daughters violin recital, even though they were not using the bow yet, or the changing face of my dog as he ages (the first pet I had when coming here from Australia). Noticing the breeze and the leaves falling is natures call to us to slow down and learn the art of noticing.
I think this is what inspires pretty much most of what I create for Pepperwood. Candles help us to breathe and slow down, our new line of body lotions and bath products, an echo of our heart to slow down long enough to rest our minds and breathe. The world will always be turning, and there will be plenty of jobs you can do tomorrow but let's take the moment to carve out some time just for us and to breath. We all deserve that.
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