The change of the seasons

Fall is here and I’d forgotten how beautiful the campus is during the season. The early mornings are my favorite and I like to walk around and explore before the campus starts to become fully awake. Today I found my favorite bench and read and thought about life for a few minutes before I had to go to work. The brisk air nipped at my nose and I could feel the chill in the air as I breathed in and out. The birds were signing and the whole campus was alive and showing all of its autumn splendor.

Lately I've had a hard time trusting in where I am at in my journey. I keep reminding myself that I cannot give up just because it’s been a little hard for me. This morning having those few moments to myself before work made me feel less anxious about my place in my journey and a little more grateful for how far I have come in the last year. If I can remember to make more time for moments like this morning I think I will feel less uncertain about my current situation and will be less likely to want to give up.

I know the things that help me thrive instead of just survive I just need to be better and more disciplined about following through on my promises to myself again. I think this next week I need to remind myself why it’s not ok to break promises to myself again and then start keeping them to myself again.

The perfect autumn morning