I stop and enjoy the moment.

​As August arrives, the warm air is thick with dust from the harvests being brought in. For the farmers it’s a year of work and commitment coming to an end, and although we may not all have farms or a smallholding ripe for the picking, we can all still participate in this special synchronisation with the Earth.
 
Stop and enjoy this moment. Allow the beauty of life just to wash over you. Take a deep breath and observe.

Firstly, there is the abundant bounty that nature has to offer, the seasonal fruits and vegetables. The full flowers filled with the humming of little wings. The mother duck leading her babies along the brook. All this beauty is out there now, waiting to be enjoyed.
 
Secondly our own fruits, our own achievements: Let us not forget to reap the benefits of the seeds we have sown for ourselves this year. The spiritual growth we have made. The steps forward. The lessons learnt. The letting go.

The cycles of the year can help us to keep moving forward but for today just stop. Smell the roses. Appreciate yourself. Let the sun warm your face. Know that in this moment you are exactly where you need to be. 
 
Stefanie Bridges
Unity Administrator, UK