The Autumnal Equinox is one of my favourite times of the year to reflect on the topic of gratitude. I return to books of poetry by Rumi and Mary Oliver to provide a sense of warmth and connection. I also return to this quote from Mary Davis which grounds me in the ritual of practicing gratitude: The more grateful I am, the more beauty I see. This Fall, I am focussing on tiny beautiful things as a way to cultivate daily gratitude.

I don’t know if it’s a mid-life awakening or simply a survival technique to help get me through the teenage years with my kids, but I have been setting some big boundaries this year. Partly, it’s to conserve energy because I’m 50! But also, it’s to preserve my peace. So, where there are trust issues in relationships, I am drawing a line. Now, within these new boundaries, I'm wondering where I belong?

In our culture, we refer to a vibe as a feeling that a person brings to a space. For example, you may hear someone say, “he brings a fun, party vibe” or “she has a boring, downer vibe”. We tend to use words to describe a person’s energy. But it goes much deeper than the words. Vibrations are sensory signals of energy in motion (e-motion) and they can say a lot about our emotional state of being.