“The year has many seasons.
More than are recognized in the almanac.”
Henry
David Thoreau
While Labor Day is not the official end to summer, that is still a
few weeks away, it is certainly a harbinger of the changes to come. I was
sitting with a friend on the beach two weeks ago and it was a glorious day - one
of the nicest of the summer. And while we absolutely enjoyed the moment, there
was certainly a sense of melancholy. We knew that the forecast was for rain on
Monday, the holiday, and that for my friend who was just visiting Maine, this
would likely be their last beach day of the summer.
Had I been on my coaching
game, I would have acknowledged and validated my friend’s emotion. Instead, and
a little too quickly, I offered my oft uttered refrain that “summer is a state
of mind” reflecting my belief - that to a great degree, every season and every
situation, is what we make of it.
“Tsk, tsk” my friend grunted. “Easy for you to
say when you are so young, have so many summers ahead of you, and live in Maine
- so near the beach.” That shook me back to my senses, got me to focus, and I
was then able to acknowledge and validate their seeming struggle with the
passage of time and impending change of season.
If as Thoreau said, there are
many seasons to the year, it might serve us well to embrace the idea that as
much as the seasons change, so too there is a season of change and it just might
be the one season that doesn’t change (read that again if you need to). And it
has been so for centuries, as Heraclitus said in 500 BC “the only constant is
change.”
Segueing slightly, many of you, my legacy weight loss
patients/clients/friends continue to stay in touch by email and text as well as
FaceTime and Zoom - some for support to make change and others to help maintain
the changes that they’ve already made. If you would like to schedule time to do
either, just click this link:
https://c3coaching-conversation-connection.square.site/
It is very easy to book a session with me, but if you have any issues - just text or email me.
I
am pleased to report that my coaching practice is growing. It is a slow and
steady process. I have to keep reminding myself, that just as the first Lap-Band
surgery led to the next and then to those that followed and that the same
progression repeated with my Sleeve surgeries. And now, no surprise, it is
happening with coaching engagements. That said, it could always happen a little
more quickly.
If you know anyone who might be interested in coaching,
conversation, or connection, I would so appreciate the referral. Thank you.
First engagements are always complimentary. Interested folks can visit my
website, c3coaching.org, to learn a little bit more about me and the process as
well as to schedule a session or they can just skip right to making an
appointment at:
https://c3coaching-conversation-connection.square.site/
So, as
the seasons change, be they summer to fall or rather just the many seasons of
our year or of our life - may one thing remain constant - our commitment to
experience them together. We began our journey as a team and I very much want
for us to continue it that way.
Anytime (and any season) for anything,
Adam
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