Blog Post
Attachment
Janet Martin • September 4, 2019
Dealing with my attachment to summer
This week is a lesson attachment for me—I am very attached to summer and a little distressed that it is over. The universe seems intent on making me realize fall is here—the pool people are asking when I want the pool closed, my inbox is full of the fall offerings from seemingly everyone. Yet I a clinging to summer. It’s not that I don’t like fall –I do. I love the colours, I love that I am teaching again, I love that I will soon be on retreat and more. It’s just that I am clinging to summer.
No matter how much we remind ourselves to let go and love impermanence, our nature is to cling and be attached to things as they are. The first step of letting go is to recognize the attachment (done), the second is to accept it (acceptance takes time and I am still here) and the third is to move on (not quite there yet).
So for me this feeling is a reminder that attachment comes in many forms. It’s a reminder to accept that I am a little sad that summer is over, that I am sad that what has been a great summer has come to an end. A reminder to be grateful for all the wonderful family moments we have had this summer and get to the point where I am not stuck with the sadness that those moments won’t come again—lots of new ones will--but not those. That may take a day or two but when I am ready, I will get out warmer clothes, to turn off the air conditioning, to book the pool closing, and take joy in that first red leaf on the vine in the backyard.
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About Janet Martin
Janet Martin, the owner and principal teacher of Making Headway, brings a unique and practical perspective to her mindfulness teaching and coaching.
Janet began her mindfulness practice when she was a senior executive. The experience was life changing. She knows firsthand that through meditation practice, people are better able to meet the demands and stresses of everyday life.
