I don't know about you but September is the month where I notice the change of season the most. From Summer into Autumn, regardless of how the weather is outside. It is the change from holiday season to work, from one phase of school or education for many families, from this to that. One of the aims of The Space is to provide a reflection opportunity in the liminal space between the weekend and week, between one phase and the other. 

This inflection point is ever more needed as we move from one month to another. 

For me September is a month of hope, of caution, of change, of living, of gratitude, of letting go, a fresh start... 

We experience this in our external environment with nature as the leaves change colour, as nature sheds, as the weather turns. 

What is it that we experience within ourselves? 

As I think about the four months that remain of this year I start to feel heavy with responsibility, opportunity lost and gained, expectation and hope, goals met and lost, dreams still to be lived and currently being experienced. 

More importantly - for me - I feel hopeful and full of anticipation about what will emerge. 

This September feels different. The summer felt different. 

I have spoken to a few people in the last week or so and noticed a common theme in our conversations - the last couple of months have just been 'odd.' There is no real explination why but I sense that holidays have been different, vacations not fully living up to expectations, weather extreme, and hope lost and gained with events like the riots that took place in Britain in early August. 

So how do we take all these reflections into the next month and enable something that takes advantage of the visual cues and emotional anchors that autumn offers? 

Let me share some ideas...

There is something about making a decision that allows you to see autumn as much of a seasonal change as the new year. Can you see September 1st in the same way you do January 1st?

• What goals would you have?
• What changes would you wish to make?
• What would you want to continue or do more of?
• What would you leave behind? 

One of the best ways that I can invite you to explore the reflection of seasonal change is to join me at The Courage to Belong virtual retreat. It is taking place on the weekends of 21/22 and 28/29 September 2024, from 2-5.30pm each day. Whilst this event is very much focused on belonging it will also create the opportunity to reflect on some of what I have shared above and enable you to settle a little more into your own reality of belonging and who you are. 

Take a moment to find out more about The Courage to Belong retreat. 

If you have already registered I can't wait to see you there. 

If you have any questions or queries about it please let me know by replying to this email. 

I would love to see you there. 

Remember change requires support and I am here to help you with that as you transition from weekend to week, from summer to autumn, and from here to there. 

All my best,

Saiyyidah