September 23, 2018: Happy AUTUMN, dear friends!

September 23rd, the first day of autumn, marks the time when days start to get shorter and nights are getting longer, while weather temperatures begin to drop significantly.  As leaves began changing colors, we are reminded that summer is over, while autumn has arrived – a beautiful season which creates a unique sense of comfort, warmth and reflection. This is also the time when farmers around the world start to collect the harvest, while many traditional and cultural festivities are unfolding, featuring abundance and thankfulness. May this autumn bring you much peace and joy! 

“Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower.” (Albert Camus)

A short scientific briefing on AUTUMN EQUINOX:

The Autumnal Equinox (on Sept.22 in 2018) is an astronomical event, nearly noticed by everyone, marking the arrival of fall in Northern Hemisphere. During the equinox, the night & day have almost the same length (12 hours) throughout the world. The word "equinox" derives from Latin, meaning “equal night". The equinox happens when the equator passes the centre of the sun; this is when the North & South Poles of the Earth are not tilted towards or away from the sun, as at other times, but are aligned so as to give, theoretically, the same amount of daylight in both of the Earth's hemispheres.

AUTUMN (by Antonio Vivaldi) – audio

Consideration of the day: MIND clarity

Many scientific studies on the subject emphasize that usually the human mind is the place where much of happiness or suffering are happening, and based on how do we respond to each of these experiences our lives are influenced accordingly.

Not to go too fancy about ‘mind’, which in itself is such a vast subject, I will briefly mention though what some researchers believe to this regard: they consider that the sooner we learn to release all the patterns that hold us back from what do we intend to achieve in life, the faster we move toward mental clarity, which is a tedious process based on a very profound and objective self-analysis. Through this unbiased process, one needs to completely detach from all sorts of circumstances, from the usual judgmental attitudes and habits, from conditions, etc. and let the mind fly free…yes, “free” but at the same time never to forget though that freedom comes also with a large spectrum of responsibilities while the social duties and obligations should be maturely fulfilled.

On the other hand, the moment a particular judgement stops through the acceptance of what it is (facts are facts) then the mind would begin to gain clarity. A true mental clarity would eliminate completely the internal chatter, expectations, attachments, rigidity, mind sets, etc. allowing peace to come upon. Isn't that beautiful and truly desirable?!

The perfect world is shaped when our mind is clear and able to see it!

In brief: TRUST – the ‘glue’ of life

According to a number of scholars, TRUST is ‘measuring’ the quality of a relationship, and it can’t be built in a few minutes but rather trough a lengthy and consistent process, based on which behavioral habits or patterns play a key role.

“Trust it one of the most expensive things in the world –
it can take years to earn it and just a matter of seconds to lose it.”

Over time, it has been recognized that trust does not come by the force of will – on the contrary, the more you struggle to impose it on yourself the farther it will become for you to reach it! Many people believe that trust is something that one is born with, and after birth one must continuously work to attain it, most of the time through the path of knowledge and observation.

The ‘attitude’ of trust toward life in general, toward oneself is a fundamental component of a healthy life, which allows hope to grow, dreams to come true, encouragement to flourish, vitality to improve and the joy of life to propagate!

“TRUST is the glue of life. It's the most essential ingredient of effective communication & the foundational principle that holds all relationships." (Steve Covey)

TRUST gives you the assurance and the freedom to believe that no matter what you encounter on your path, life still continues to have meaning, life still continues to be beautiful despite the imperfections as where is trust there is hope, where is hope there is life, where is life there is love – consequently trust becomes the most important step to love, and love it is the most powerful force in the universe able to melt anything. Love never fails! Lover conquers all!

Trust, but don’t be naive. May your trust flourish as time goes by!