Magique Publishing

Hello, you lovely person. Today, as I am writing to you, it is a cool and warm type of weather outside. If one wears a sweater, one is too hot. Without one, I was also too warm, yet I also had brief moments of almost too cold. It is a definite change from the all encompassing sweaty heat we’ve been experiencing lately.

Why do I mention the weather? Because fall is on its way, and the turning of the season is always of great interest to me. I love fall, I love the crisp weather and the cool bundling of knits. I also love how fall represents change.

Fall, to me, is the important stage of letting go, of release, of relaxing deeply. Without letting go of our leaves and letting our facades drop to the floor, we cannot rest deeply in the winter of our lives.

To me, this brings about a wave of hope: of hope for rest. Of hope for respite, a deep sigh of relief. Of hope for troubles and trials to end. Yes, we are glorious in motion, in our element and creating magnificent works of art. We are also glorious at rest, when we are laying down, too tired to even dream. These phrases are not exclusive. Both are part of the creative cycle of life.

I hope, dear friend, that you take the time to rest deeply. To let your bones groan and sigh in relief as you stretch out. That your heart warms and you smile as you snuggle into your pillow. I hope for you that, this coming season, you will rest all you need.

Currently, the August issue of Joyfully Wondrous is nigh on finished. There is certainly always work to do in the other parts of a publishing house, but for now I feel I can rest before launching it out into the world, baring its beauty for all to see.

So, please, rest with me. Relax, take a cup of warm tea, and sigh. Know that the art is to come. Trust it to come. I often fear when I rest that the creative spark will vanish from within me, but nothing could be farther from the truth. Rest, be it for a breath or a year, fuels us. Our creativity is part of our being alive-ness. It will not vanish. So rest.