Living intentionally is about discovery. Discovering yourself and what you value, what matters, and what doesn’t make you feel free. This is why your simple intent is so healing: it allows you to keep what’s important close to your heart and more gracefully release — or move through, rather than avoid — suffering.

Take the time to embrace the sweeping sensations of this season: renewal, inspiration, nostalgia, delight, the bittersweetness of life – seeming to be bottled up in the air. These literary quotes about autumn are the perfect descriptions to satisfy your musing heart.

Letting life be a classroom opens a lot of doors, makes light out of the darkness, mends a broken heart, and plants meaning where others harvest nothing but suffering. Instead of being a victim, being a student of life lets you live more, love deeper, give & receive easier. Read these quotes if you want that.

This is a not-so-morbid poem about death. I think death needs to be talked about, written about, read about, thought about without the labels that seem to always be applied to it. I’m all for the mystery.

These autumn poems are selected for both their visual and emotional scenery. While every season lends itself to poetry, the wistful, wind-swept trees of autumn help us to notice more deeply the beauty of life even in its “final” stages.

Fall is one of the loveliest times for reflection and renewal. Magic seems more easily accessible, almost like it’s glittering in the air, begging us to see it. You’ll want to keep these fall affirmations on hand if you’re ready to open up to the beauty this season has to give.

Oh, Autumn, how I love thee. Though I have come to enjoy (through practice) the experience of each season, my soul cannot help but rejoice in the crimson and copper earth. Hence – 11 new favorite quotes about autumn and every shade of its grandeur.

Elevating the mundane to the miraculous – or at least the meaningful – is one way of seeing the sacred in everything. “Sacred” is that elevation to the level of divinity, whether you believe in a higher power, the intelligence that drives life, or the miracle of existence.

Some quotes about grace: to open you up to a new level of inspiration and, well, grace. This is also a reminder that you don’t always need to handle everything alone. Grace feels like walking hand-in-hand, space for wonder and a deep breath.

It’s easier to respect, even trust the journey when YOU are the journey and the practice. You open yourself up to seeing guidance everywhere, light in everything, evidence of your own progression and potential with each step you take, in the direction of what feels meaningful and true to you.