After summer comes the best part of the year. The part where you get to breathe. What are you most looking forward to in this transition season? Let me know in the comments below.
It is the season of gratitude before the long sleep of winter. So, what really comes after summer?
Look back at the last six months. What did you build? Who did you love? What changed? Autumn is nature’s deadline. It asks you to look at your crop—your career, your relationships, your health—and take stock. what comes after summer
But after summer? The foot comes off the brake and hits the gas.
After summer comes the permission to slow down internally. The social pressure to be outside, tan, and doing a thing evaporates. After summer comes the best part of the year
Don’t fight it. Don’t spend October mourning June. Put on a hoodie, make a hot drink, and walk outside to smell the decay and the possibility.
You grieve the fact that you didn't read enough books by the pool. You miss the fact that 8:00 PM still felt like daytime. There is a specific sadness that comes when you put the fan away for the last time and realize you are closer to the end of the year than the beginning. Let me know in the comments below
What really comes after summer isn't just "autumn." It is a hallway. A transition. A strange, liminal space that feels like neither an ending nor a beginning.