Listening to the rhythm of nature
Tonight the wind has been blowing as if there were no tomorrow.
I don’t like the wind. It unsettles me, scatters me, pulls me away from my center.
For years I was very sensitive to the weather: grey skies, rain, changes in atmospheric pressure… everything affected me.
Today I have learned something important: even when the weather changes, my emotional state still belongs to me.
How do the cycles of nature affect us?
Not long ago we changed the clocks, and I admit it took me weeks to regain my energy.
It is not just the clock: it is the body, the rhythm, the arrival of autumn that gently — without asking permission — invites us to look inward.
The end of the year is like the end of a life cycle:
an invitation to gather ourselves, take stock, and reconnect with what truly matters.
A date with yourself
Have you ever considered it?
I am not talking about a quick pause while doing the shopping or preparing dinner.
I mean a real, intentional date with yourself.
Yes, as if you were inviting yourself out to dinner.
As if you were reserving an hour to listen to someone important.
Because you are.
For me, it helps to go to a spa or take a water circuit.
When there is silence and calm, I can talk with myself, take care of myself, and breathe.
Some questions for that intimate meeting
What have been the three most meaningful memories of this year?
What new game have I learned?
Who do I feel grateful for?
It is not about changing your life overnight.
Nor about saving your business.
It is about cultivating the most important relationship you will ever have: the relationship with yourself.
Why should I book a date with myself?
Perhaps you are thinking right now:
“What would I even talk about with myself? That sounds exhausting.”
“Here we go again with these strange proposals…”
But yes — it is you.
And even if sometimes you would like to change yourself from head to toe…
you are the most important person in your life.
And if you are willing to spend time with people you did not even choose sometimes…
why not give yourself a chance?
An invitation to truly listen to yourself
If you feel that the time has come to take yourself seriously,
to look honestly at how you are, to reconnect with your energy and your direction,
Gestalt therapy sessions can help you deepen that meeting with yourself.
In many processes of Gestalt therapy and personal growth, learning to listen to yourself and to create conscious pauses is the first step toward recovering inner balance.
I will be here.
