Friday, August 31, 2012

Ode to September...

  
Ah... the aperture opens... 
September's on the brink of bloom. 
 It's the month that widens the threshold
 and ushers us  into a new season. Fall.   
....a season of release, and harvest
..and reflection and gratitude...
 a season for allowing release...
 and surrendering to it.
...a season of turning inward and 
opening ourselves wider... 
to the nourishment...
and wisdom of spirit
...and Spirit.
..a time of remembered blessings
...a time of gathering and steeping 
of our inner-richness, gratitude...
...and resources...
...and renewal of our inner-resources.
... a time of remembering... 
...and heart-smiles
...and release yet again.
...a time of contemplation 
and surrender.
...a time of strengthening
...a time of  integrating "our Heart's Knowing"
...that come Spring....
or whatever the next natural "season of our life" is...
...we will spring forth with all that September...
...and Fall has opened us to within ourselves.
September, I do love you.
~   ~   ~

My deepest gratitude for September and its gifts, its promptings...its beauty and its inspiration...and its uncanny ability to turn me inward, with its nourishment, with its grace and its immense gratitude...for my acceptance of its invitation and gifts.   September gives me so much!  Indeed something comes over me when September dawns in my being, and winks at me.  Thank you, September.

8 comments:

Victoria said...

This was JUST LOVELY! Your September thoughts were BLISSFUL! You really ARE a writer and your blog is LOVELY! I send you LOVE and the wonderful thing about LOVE is...it's INFINITE!

Victoria said...

Oh! I also wanted to meniton: The HEART of September is FULL of Virgoan energy... details, discernment, decisions...all calling us to "step up to our own plates"... and bat dat ball right outta da pauk! (baseball humor!!)

Anonymous said...

This is beautiful and gives me much to move into September with..and open-to. Thank you! It also makes me think of "September"... that hit song by Earth, Wind & Fire... which I've posted here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8ME00r2oQQ

Enjoy! Love you, Taz

Sandra said...

Absolutely beautiful, Cheryl, thank you!!!

Anonymous said...

Cheryl,
You are amazing...Fall has always been my favorite time of the year and you have just given me more reasons for feeling blessed than ever...thank you for sharing...love you.

Linda M.

Anonymous said...

Your graceful words seem to show up at times when I need a gentle nudge on the pathway back to myself. And I'm very thankful for that. Abundant autumn blessings, ~Signe

Laura said...

beautiful dear Cheryl!

Jessica Chilton said...

Thank you, wonderful Cheryl, for poetically reminding us of the special time we are in right now in September.

I feel the gratitude (each morning I share 3 things I'm grateful for...to my sweet dog!)

I feel the need to connect with Spirit and listen for guidance.

And I feel encouragement to surrender. Surrender to all that is unknown, all that I cannot control.

Keep writing and sharing with us all!

Love,
Jessica