Though it carries the name Summer School, this year's FTHub New Hampshire gathering, where I have the honor of serving as a lead trainer, is unfolding just past the autumn equinox, as the land tips from summer's fullness into fall. There's something fitting about learning here at this threshold, when light and dark stand briefly in balance. I'm reminded again of the quiet power of our senses. When we slow down enough to notice the crisp edge in the morning air, the first maples blushing red, or the rustle of leaves beginning to let go, something shifts. The chatter of the mind softens, time seems to stretch, and we drop into effortless presence. Psychologist Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi called this Flow Theory: the experience of being so fully absorbed in the present moment that self-consciousness fades and we feel deeply alive and engaged. Nature offers a gentle doorway into flow, and seasonal thresholds like this one invite us to pay closer attention. We don't have to force it. We simply awaken to sensation, one breath and one noticing at a time, and let the living world draw us in. Our senses become the bridge between our busy inner world and the vast, patient rhythms of the land around us. 🍁 Your invitation: This week, step outside and let one sense guide you for five minutes as you notice the turn toward fall. What signs of the season's transition did you discover, and did you feel yourself slipping into that timeless, absorbed place? Share your experience in the comments below. I'd love to hear what this threshold season is revealing to you.

Fist Book Club meeting today was a rich conversation. We only had @Colleen Callan and I but really dived into the book and how it is influencing our thinking and our being. The reflection questions are in the classroom. The book really has the science and that underpins so much of what I am practicing both personally and professionally. Are you reading the book? Have any insights to share? Going to ask our discussion question #3 here would love to hear what it brings up for you. Think of a time when trying harder made a situation worse. Looking back, what would exploring instead of solving have actually looked like in that moment? Does this "solving" show up in your work in your life?