Monthly Archives Oct 2015

October

October

I had despaired a bit that the glory of fall, those oh-too-brief, jaw-droppingly beautiful autumn days, would pass me by while I was too busy. But they didn't. Fall waited, and we found our groove.

Sitting with life

Sitting with life

And so I have to sit with it, acknowledge it. Seek peace not in removing myself, emotionally or relationally, from the sources of pain, but seek peace in acceptance and surrender.

Simple Beauty Minerals: A Mother/Daughter makeup review

Simple Beauty Minerals: A Mother/Daughter makeup review

A review of Simple Beauty Minerals makeup.

Mono no aware

Mono no aware

I experience mono no aware most keenly in September and early October. It's not cherry blossoms that trigger for me this wistfulness and gentle sadness.