Recharging Through Connecting

November has really felt like the start of Fall for us here in Tennessee. The trees have finally changed and only a few are still standing green. It has also been a time of little rain. Instead of the glorious blazes of reds, yellows, and oranges in the trees we are instead greeted with a proliferation of orange and brown as the leaves quickly dry on the trees and fall to the ground. Brush fires are popping up all over the country and my Facebook news feed is especially filled with the fires in the Appalachian Mountains and the surrounding states.

I feel like our lives so frequently mirror the natural environment. Despite the beautiful exterior there can be a fire waiting for a spark to set it ablaze. We sometimes forget to refresh ourselves and the chaos outside can sometimes find its way inside.

Silver and I were able to get away for a bit and headed out to the Natchez Trace. We met without the necessity of a goal for the day. To truly be in a place and experience it. To sit and listen to the wind through the trees and lay in the leaves. It was a wonderful moment of escape. A needed respite from the stress of the world. Something I think we all need to do more often.

We talked about witchy stuff of course and enjoyed each others company throughout the few hours we had. But, I think the profoundness of the day was that quiet time we spent laying in the leaves. To take a moment, truly and totally for yourself, to completely breathe in and experience a place or even a moment in time is needed from time to time.

No matter how much we love our partners and our friends everyone needs that time to recharge. It isn't selfishness or neglect to others but a way to recharge so we can fully appreciate and devote our energies to others. We must first take care of ourselves before we can take care of others. So go out and sit, connect to the earth, do whatever it is that helps you recharge and do not ever feel guilty for taking those moments for yourself.