Autumn is definitely here, it’s cool and rainy, the colourful leaves are falling and the days are getting shorter. Wait, no, of course it’s not the days that have become shorter, but the daylight.
“Are you mourning the summer?” a friend asked me. Hmmm, I do miss the sun and the light. The warmth too. But there is something very valuable about reflecting inward, and snuggling up on the sofa with a book.
“And what do you particularly remember?” Hmmm, again. A lot of beautiful things happened, it’s always really special for me to dance in the village square in Greece, in a circle, in unity with lots of people. I forget everything around me, I’m just in the moment. Simply happy from the inside out.
One of the many encounters was particularly memorable. A wonderful woman, formerly an opera singer and now a holistic masseuse, recently moved to Sikinos. We gave each other a treatment and hit it off straight away.
Of course I had a look at her website. It says in big letters: For soul, mind and body. In reverse order, soul first. I found it a pleasant change of perspective. What is the soul anyway? There are probably many definitions of it, but for me it’s the innermost part of us as beings that is difficult to explain in words. I think that’s where the true feeling of happiness comes from, I can only compare it to the feeling of dancing.
You could probably philosophise about it for days. What constitutes the soul? What is a soul mate? Such encounters are very special, precious gifts. They warm our hearts even on wet and cold days.
I wish us all a colourful autumn, with rain and sunshine, rainbows and wonderful encounters.
