There’s a certain stillness that arrives toward the end of the year. The air feels cooler, the days grow shorter, and life seems to gently nudge me inward…to reflect, to realign, and to remember what truly matters. Every year around this time, I find myself sitting with a warm drink, looking back on the months behind me. There’s always so much that’s happened. Joys I didn’t expect, challenges I didn’t plan for, moments of growth I didn’t see coming.

It’s the start of the new school year. The mark of the beginning of the season changing. We will be saying goodbye to summer and heading into fall soon. Each season brings something new with it. Every time the seasons begin to shift, I feel it. I don't just feel it outside my window, but inside myself too. The air feels different, the rhythm of the days change, and suddenly I find myself adjusting to new routines, new light, and even new emotions.

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