OCTOBER 2022
LIFE | LOVE | LOSS
“October is about trees revealing colors they’ve hidden all year.
People have an October as well.”
-JM Storm
WHAT COLORS DO YOU HAVE TO REVEAL?
“What we know matters, but who we are matters more.”
- Brene Brown
I would say that fall is my favorite season but if I am being honest, I love each of them, the changes they bring, the colors whether it is the vibrant color of the crocus’s breaking through the frozen earth, the first buds on trees in the Spring to the deep colors of summer that fade to the golden colors of autumn. Winter brings its own tranquility with a blanket of white snow while enjoying the warmth of a crackling orange fire. They all hold their own colors and magic.
Fall is a time where nature let’s go of leaves. Thriving things become dormant. New colors emerge from the greens of summer. This can be a time of reflection on what has passed. What colors inside your mind and heart shift with the seasons? Are you quieter and more reflective in the fall and winter? Do you allow yourself time to take inventory of what can be released as the leaves that float off the trees?
Is it time to physically purge by cleaning out closets, drawers, getting rid of the old so there will be room for the new? How can we apply this same principle to our minds and hearts? What resentment or anger can you let go of? Do you need outside help to process and remove these harsh thoughts and feelings? There are many virtual therapy options through insurance plans or via apps that support Mental Well Being. I share some of those apps below.
I invite you all to make some time to reveal that which has been stuck on the inside. Do the work to be able to allow yourself the gift of peace that can come by resolving internal conflicts. Lean into nature and its gentle message that all things can happen in wisdom and order. Allow harsh or unsupportive people to move outside your inner circle. Put some time and conscience thought into making your surroundings a beautiful restful place for you to move through autumn into winter.
Ask yourself what colors you can reveal from the inside out and then show them to those you love and trust. Allow your mind & heart to focus on new insights focused on peace and wellbeing!
All my best,
Genna
RESOURCES
988 – National Mental Health Hotline
https://www.samhsa.gov/find-help/988
Crisis Hotlines: Common Hotline Phone Numbers | Eluna Network
Mental Health App’s
Talkspace – Best Overall Therapy App
Calm – Best Mindfulness App
My3 – Three People / Three Distractions / Safety Plan App
Chopra App – Great mindfulness and free meditations
Pride Counseling – Best Queer Mental Health App
Youper – Best Self-Guided Therapy App
Headspace – Best Anxiety App
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