We Move Like the Seasons

Even When We Pretend We Don’t

A reflection on inner seasons and the quiet rhythms we move through even when life asks us to stay linear.

I’ve realised something about myself that I used to deny. I don’t move in a straight emotional line. I move in seasons and half the time, the season I’m in has nothing to do with the calendar. My mind can be in August while my body behaves like it’s mid-February. A bit chaotic but at least I’m consistent in my inconsistency.

Spring is basically my soft reboot. The moment the sun hits my window for longer than eight minutes, I suddenly think I’m a new woman. I clean things I’ve ignored for months, I promise myself I’ll “start fresh” and I convince myself that this time I’ll keep my life organised. Psychologically, spring is your brain thawing out. That weird burst of energy? Normal. The sudden urge to fix your entire existence in one afternoon? Also normal… just rarely successful.

Summer is when everyone expects you to be radiant, energetic and social. Meanwhile, some of us are just trying not to melt emotionally and physically. Summer exposes everything winter quietly covered with a cosy blanket. Your routines fall apart, your sleep schedule goes on vacation and your brain says “let’s do everything!” and “let’s do nothing!” at the same time. Expansion feels good but it’s also exhausting, like trying to live your best life while negotiating with your own sweat glands.

Autumn is my favourite emotional season. It’s when life finally stops screaming and starts using its indoor voice. Everything slows down. You start thinking deeper, noticing more and strangely craving soup even if you weren’t a “soup person” before. Psychologically, autumn is the season of integration. You’re processing things you didn’t have time for when summer kept pulling you in twelve directions.

Winter is honesty season. No fluff, no filters. Just you, your thoughts and a strong desire to hibernate for three months. Winter gets a bad reputation but actually it’s the season where you understand yourself the most. Your brain enters repair mode. You rest more (or feel guilty for not resting enough), you reflect without meaning to and occasionally you consider moving somewhere sunny… until you remember your budget.

The funny part? You’ll cycle through all of these states many times in one year, emotionally, mentally and sometimes weekly. The body has its logic. The mind has its mood swings. And life has a sense of humour.

So the next time you feel like you’re “not yourself”, maybe you’re just in an inner season you haven’t named yet. We’re seasonal creatures trying to live like machines. And it’s okay to move in cycles which make us very human.

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