Savoring the End: When Life Makes You Wait
There is a strange pause in the garden right now. Summer isn't quite over, but autumn hasn't fully arrived. Some plants are still blooming brightly, while others have already gone to seed.
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In this episode of Savoring the End, I explore the doldrums, an old sailing term for the place where the winds go still and a ship has nowhere to go but wait.
Together we'll explore:
• The garden's transition from late summer into autumn
• Why periods of stillness can feel so disorienting
• Sunflowers, goldenrod, jewelweed, echinacea, and the first changing maples
• The difference between being stuck and simply being still
• What it means to recognize something as complete rather than trying to squeeze more from it
• How waiting itself can become a practice
The wind will pick back up. You don't have to make it happen. Sometimes our work is simply to stay in the boat.
I will also share some personal stories of the moment and show you what a sunflower head looks like once it has given everything it can.
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