messy and beautiful

This time of year is wondrous. The colors, the air, the feelings of something just around the corner

The change.

As summer slips away and the days are darker I feel more at peace. 

 Last week I  couldn't begin to breathe through the pain. Some days are like that. Today is a good day to take a moment, if you can, and pick up some leaves. Or even just pause and look at the landscape, the open fields or the pieces of sky between buildings. If you're in a place where the leaves are beginning to change, admire the greens dissolving into yellows, orange, red. Gaze at the colors and feel the beauty for a moment. If you have a kid and live in a place with falling leaves go collect a few. Make it an adventure. Walk slowly. Skip and gallop. Let them discover the world without being in a hurry for once. 

Breathe in the changing air. 

Do a craft if you feel like getting messy. 

Just take a moment and remember that life is always changing. It's good and it's bad and it's awful and it's mesmerizing and painful and messy and... it's oh, so beautiful.

an easy fall craft: pick up some leaves, grab some paint and paper and create your own tree. No rules, just mess, color and fun. Feel free to ditch the brush and use your hands.