New Season, New Routine...?

Why do we have such a hard time getting back into a routine every year when fall rolls around? It always seems to creep up on us even though we know it's coming. It's not like it's our first rodeo. Fall has shown up at the same time every year our whole lives. Yet for some reason, many of us have a hard time adjusting and getting back into the routine of what we think is normal after a summer filled with fun in the sun activities.

I think it goes back to our childhood. Even after we've long been out of school and into our adult lives, we tend to treat the summer months in the same manner as when we were younger. As kids we were taught that June, July, and August were built for playtime, so now as adults we bend or even give up our normal routine when the temperatures rise and the sunshine acts like that friend you had back in high school who always persuaded you to do the things you knew you probably shouldn't do. We all throw caution to the wind starting on Memorial Day weekend and we don't take our foot off the gas until the day after Labor Day.

And then out of nowhere, the first leaf falls to the ground and there's a bit of frost on your windshield in the early morning. We all collectively sigh and decide it's time to get back to the way we were before the sun's warmth awakened the let's get crazy for three months gene buried deep inside us the rest of the year.

As hard as it is to accept that summer has ended, we look forward to the new activities, colors and smells that fall brings with it. We can't wait to taste that first pumpkin spice drink or if you're like me, you'd prefer some sweet cider freshly made from crisp apples. It's playoff time for major league baseball and both the NFL and college football are in full swing. And for those who enjoy a good show or musical, the curtain rises on what's considered theater season and continues until May... give or take. And of course, there's Halloween. 

And for many of us, it's hard to beat reading a good book sitting in front of a warm fire on a chilly autumn evening.

Perhaps we're not really trying to get back into a regular routine after all. Maybe we're actually in more of a rhythm. If we are looking forward to the differences each season brings to us throughout the year, then with every change we're simply continuing our yearly rhythm. And that change, or adjustment we make as the seasons move from one to the next is what keeps our lives from being anything but routine.

So, embrace what's next. Enjoy the sights and sounds the fall season has to offer. Because before you know it, the holidays will be here.       

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