Monthly Invitation to Rest Ep 3: Discernment

Welcome to September,And lunar eclipse greetings from England, where the rain has rejoined us. For listeners just joining us, each month, I offer a morsel of food for thought for inviting spaciousness into the weeks ahead, in rhythm with the seasons. This month, a guest joins our meditation: nature, in the form of the lake near my house. While recording, the sun came out from behind the clouds and lit the trees with golden light, just as Mary Oliver has us imagine in this month’s poem. This month: discernment, why some of us may feel September is a 'New Year’ time, and how distilling to the essence of things transforms routine ‘doing’ into acts of devotion.Whatever ‘season’ your own life is in, may this month bring the simplicity of autumn to your days, and may your routines be a little more life-giving, refreshing, and light. Thank you for listening. I you have any thoughts, or a word or phrase stood out to you that you’d like to share, I would love to hear from you. And thank you for joining this ongoing experiment to bring a bit of rest into the thick of real life.Diana. . . “When I am Among the Trees,” by Mary Oliver is from her book Devotions, published by Penguin Press. Get full access to Unclouded Hours at dianamsmith.substack.com/subscribe