Autumn is a season like no other. Nature overflows with an incomparable beauty that both stirs and soothes the human spirit. Whether it's baking apple pies, carving pumpkins or decorating with gourds, squash, and wheat stalks, human beings derive a tangible pleasure in celebrating the autumnal harvest. But there may be something more to our desire to bask in the autumn glow that goes far beyond the visually stunning magnificence of this glorious season.
Long after the majority of our society has left the farm and fields, we've maintained an instinctual desire to gather the harvest and display the bounty of the season. We seek to quench an unspoken genetic thirst to cultivate abundance during a time of plenty, before the long, dark, lean winter months begin. Honoring this yearning to gather in the harvest is not only pleasurable but practical. It provides us with a sense of comfort and well-being.
In an article for psychologytoday.com entitled, "The Psychology of Scarcity vs. the Psychology of Plenty," Ron Breazeale, Ph.D., explains that embracing fears of scarcity and lack foster feelings of distress and unnecessarily distort our perception of reality.
"In our society many people are driven by the belief that there will not be enough--enough money, enough time, enough of....well, you fill in the blank. This has proved to be a great marketing tool over the years. How many times have we heard, 'Act while supplies last?' The psychology of scarcity is aversive. It encourages us to feel stressed. It encourages us to think that certain things are important that may not be. And it encourages us to believe that we may not be able to obtain these things, since they may be in short supply," writes Breazeale.
Simply shifting our perspective to mirror the harvest can help move us from a scarcity mentality to an abundance mindset.
"But how would life be if we changed our thinking? If we assumed that there would be enough if we adopted the psychology of plenty rather than the psychology of scarcity. If we began to think in this way, we might set new priorities. We might decide that certain things just aren't that important. We might also begin to believe that we are enough, that we can meet the demands and the challenges that we face and that there will be enough of us to go around to carry the day," writes Breazeale.
Perhaps it is the scent of autumn. Who can resist the smell of pumpkin bread and hot apple cider on a chilly autumn evening? Maybe it's the change in our attire. Storing summer clothing while pulling out soft, cozy sweaters definitely simulates our nesting instinct. Or perhaps it's the intensity of color. Nothing quite compares to a sunset seen through the red, orange, and yellow brilliance of autumn leaves.
Whatever the reason for our autumnal joy, the season invites us to not only be grateful for the bountiful blessings of Divine Providence but to also celebrate them.
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