September

September makes me so calm every year.
My inner space becomes so quiet, and my sensitivity gets keener.
It may be not only because the summer is ending, but also my birthday is coming.
My mind sees my past memories clearly and deeply before I am starting my new cycle.
In this time,  I cannot lie to myself. It is a very accurate self-reflection.

I used to use this time to set my mind to achieve my goal or expand my life when I was younger.
But now I use it for acceptance.
Accept my past, accept myself, accept my circumstance, and accept that I still have dissatisfaction for my current circumstance and dreams for my unknown future. 

Analytical thinking comes up, then disappears in a moment - and I know that nothing can stay with me forever.

Does this sound lonesome?
- May be yes, apparently.
But this is the truth. And we can see the ephemeral, yet perfect beauty when we accept it.

Photos taken in New Hampshire, September 2015