We are moving towards the equinox, and that is always an exciting time.

It is a time that helps us to hit the refresh button on our lives.

It's a change of season.

It's a change of light.

It's a change of pace.

And it reminds us of our own ability to change, to move with the rhythms and to experience ourselves in different

ways. We are not supposed to always function in the same way. If you think of the entirety of

human history, electricity is so new. Like it is a grain of sand on the beach of our existence here on Earth.

And so we always moved with the rhythms of the sun. And every equinox and every solstice

is a major marker of time for us. And it tells us to shift something, to move with the rhythms of nature.

In the northern hemisphere, this is of course related to fall.

And that is a turning inward moment.

In the southern hemisphere, this is a movement towards spring, and that is a moment

of rebirth and awakening. So wherever you are, you'll notice or take note of this shift in light

and how it impacts your body. And that's one of the most important teachings of the seasons.

It's to not expect ourselves

to function in the same way all the time. Our work, our sleep, our way of socializing, our way of

eating, a way of taking care of our body, what our body, minds, selves, relationships,

communities need changes with the seasons.

And to acknowledge that is to mark time. And to mark time is a way to lead and live out a meaningful life. It's a beautiful reminder that we are part of this cosmos. We are part of nature. We are part of the rhythms

that are beyond capitalist production and modes of being. For so much of our human history,

we would go to sleep when the sun went down or shortly thereafter and rise when the sun

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