Rooted Stillness: Rhythms for the Season Ahead
Deepening into steadiness as autumn gently begins.
There's a quiet strength that comes with returning.
Returning to rhythm, simplicity, and the ordinary days that ask less for achievement and more for attention.
This season invites deeper anchoring, not in doing more but settling into what lasts, the habits that uphold us, the grace that grounds us, and the faith that meets us where we are.
For me, it's the way the mornings have become more defined again. The light arrives later. The air feels closer. I've pulled out the throw blanket draped over the arm of the sofa, which signals we're nearing the year's turning point.
Quiet strength doesn't always look strong. Sometimes, it seems like saying no, waking early, or stepping away from the noise. Sometimes, it is staying with what's difficult or resting, even when the list is long.
Whatever this next season holds, may we meet it from a place of rootedness: not hurried, not hard, but steady and whole.
Tori Nicole
Graceful Living, One Day at a Time.
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