Autumn Journal:
A Life in Review...
Just as the leaves on the trees begin to look weary from a day's worth of ceaseless summer sun, just when you realize you don't need to mow the grass as often, just as the waning afternoon sunlight has more gold in it than usual, something inside of you might begin to feel contemplative. You've come this far in life—in fact more of it is behind you than ahead—so it might be time to review what you know, where you've been, how you got here, who you are. This is the autumn of the year, and nature turns golden. This might also be the autumn of your life.
If you got here, now's the time to sit by the fire in a cozy room, with a hot apple cider, or Bailey's, and thumb through the lined pages of this Autumn Journal. What can you tell your loved ones? What can you tell yourself? Autumn is the time of harvest, of the full moon, of colder nights, of All Hallows Eve, Of Halloween, and Dia de los Muertos.
Yes, if you're a writer, or just someone who likes to tell stories or visit, this is a good journal, a good book to make your own. Nothing's going to stop you from pasting old photographs inside and annotating those photos. It might be a good place to stuff old love letters, or jot down dates of your favorite days in your life and leave something for someone to pick up and read.
This is a good place for a life in review. "Grandpa, tell me 'bout the good old days..." "Mama, do you remember the time..." "Son, let me tell you what happened to you when you were too young to remember..."