This is not one of my usual posts…ranting about something or whining. It’s about the 4 seasons.

So as a human I tend to run warm. I do not do well in Summer especially in the heat and humidity. Ugh! I like nice warm weather but the humidity…well…I tend to sweat. If you are like this you don’t like hot and humid weather either. And then when it’s really hot I can’t lay in the sun because I burn to a crisp. So much for enjoying summer outside. I need to be in the shade…on a not-too-humid day or inside enjoying my a/c. It’s also uncomfortable making music unless again, I’m inside keeping nice and cool.

Spring, which comes before summer, is beautiful. All the foliage outside is waking up and blooming and…there’s pollen. Spring is probably the most beautiful season of the year but again…pollen. The weather is usually not too hot. It’s a comfortable warm/cool mixture. But again…pollen. I can’t breathe.

Winter is a great season for me because it’s cold. I really do like the cold. It’s not hot. Ha! No pollen. But there’s snow and ice and tricky driving. I do tend to freeze in the winter even though I like cold better than hot. Then there’s cleaning snow and ice off the car. Then there are nor’easters (big snow or rain storms) on the East Coast here in the Boston area. This means a lot of snow in winter or a lot of rain in the warm weather. The snow is worse. Then you’re stuck in your parking spot until the plow comes to rescue you.

That leaves us with Autumn. I actually do love the fall. Yes there are allergies but I seem to do better. The weather is cooling off. The trees are turning colors as they are on their way out for the winter to bloom again in spring. Fall is so colorful. It’s really breathtaking. The regular yearly duties are starting up again and there’s excitement in the air. I’m more energetic and looking to get going again in my life pursuits. I tend to “wake up” during the fall…from my summer stupor in the heat which makes me sluggish etc. I can accomplish things much better and faster in the cooler fall. And making music is so much easier when you’re feeling comfortable.

I also tend to like the warmer colors of the fall season. Clothing, decor, makeup…colors that do well on me. Even food! It’s tough to eat a lot of food especially heavier items like meat, lots of dairy etc. in the summer. Salads are a lot of my diet when it’s hot. But in the fall eating becomes easier and more tolerable.

Exercise and outdoor activities are easier in the fall as well. Outdoor adventures, apple picking, going on road trips to see the colorful foliage..all of this makes the fall my favorite season. And of course, my favorite holiday, Thanksgiving, is in the fall.

I feel a sense of renewal in the fall. It seems like we’re getting a new lease on life. We’re all set to make things better for ourselves and others moving forward. New Plans. Better plans. Clearer thinking.

That’s what the seasons do for us. They have a pattern. A plan. We freeze and hibernate in the winter. Time to lie low. Then we start coming out of it in the spring…blooming again. We slow down over the summer to take a break from the year. But then we re-energize in the fall to get things going again…anew. Interesting pattern throughout the year.

There really is a yearly plan in our lives through the seasons. They all have unique traits including special holidays. One leads into the other to give us a different view of life both internally and externally, as we see the different looks each season has to offer. Our feelings, emotions etc. all respond to the personality of each season. Even our clothes/fashion indicate what season we’re in! What a well-planned trip through the year. Then we go into the new year in January and start this trip all over again.

So. My favorite season is Autumn. Think about yourself and your persona. How do you fit into each of the 4 seasons. Which one speaks to you. How does it fit into your life and make you evolve into a “new you?”

I’ve been a fall person for as long as I can remember. I can’t wait for the fall every year because I know I will feel a sense of rejuvenation and energy that I need to move forward each year for a better year. And I love making music when I feel like a new person all energized!

What about you? Don’t just read my blog. Think about you and what makes you tick. Which season are you?

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