As we move deeper into Autumn, we are invited to give our energy to any unfinished tasks, projects, or business that needs our attention before the year ends. What are those things for you? Do you have any aspects of your life that are left hanging right now and need to be brought to a close or cleaned up before the year ends? Is there anything around the house that needs to be taken care of? Is there anything at work that needs your attention to be completed?

It's time to gather your energy to move more inward now. Winter is calling us to prepare to enter into the cave of retreat. Before we can cross the bridge and move wholeheartedly into fall we need to close up all that is undone, so that we can align ourselves with the underlying vibration that this season requires of us.

So, turn awareness to the space of your personal life, and take on what you know needs to be attended to. Rather than ignore what we know must be done, take responsibility for yourself and for this precious life you have been given. Together we will all go into a much deeper period of rest and retreat during the winter months if we see this piece through. As a result, it will be a much more restorative rest of we are free to fully let go. Focus yourself now, we only have a few more weeks and it will be time to move into deep rest.

~Excerpts from Cary Twomey's upcoming book, "Mandala Of The Seasons, Feminine Wisdom For Returning To Wholeness."