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From Summer Heat to Autumn Hearts

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Summer always begins with a certain kind of magic — the kind that hums under your skin, making every glance feel electric, every night endless, every word a spark.
I told myself this was just that — a season, a fleeting wave of warmth destined to cool when the air turned crisp.

But here we are.

Somewhere between iced coffees and late-night drives, the ease of July turned into something quieter, deeper. It’s in the way his laughter lingers even after the phone call ends. It’s in the comfort of knowing that when the leaves start to fall, what we’ve built won’t scatter with them.

Love has a way of teaching you to surrender — to stop asking what if and start whispering why not.

And so, I let it happen.
I let the summer heat soften into something steady.
I let the fire settle into a glow I can hold.

Because maybe love isn’t about chasing the high of the season.
Maybe it isn’t about moving as fast as the days slip by,
but as slow and steady as the heart — savoring every moment,
letting it bloom at its own pace,
even as everything else around you shifts and changes.

So here’s to falling — not in a rush, not in fear — but with the quiet confidence that this time, the season won’t decide how the story ends.

– Epiphany

Soul Note

Take a moment and reflect:
What part of you is learning to slow down and let love unfold naturally? Write it down, breathe into it, and let this season teach you something about trust.

We Listen…We Don’t Judge

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We hear, we don’t judge — but we also don’t listen. That was always a hard pill to swallow.
Listening. Yes, listening.

Sometimes we think that just the mere ability to hear means that we are listening, but in essence, many of us are not. There are so many things going on in our minds while someone else is speaking that we don’t truly hear the message. Instead, we rush to respond. We rush to fix. We rush to exert energy in places that don’t need it — leaving us worse off and probably involved in something we had no business stepping into in the first place.

Learning to be still can be difficult. But learning to truly be still and listen — without reacting — may take the strength of an army. Believe me, though, you will be all the better for it.

You see, true listening requires presence.
It asks you to pause your inner dialogue, to resist the urge to defend, to diagnose, to dissect. It demands that you hold space — not just with your ears, but with your heart. That’s the part they don’t teach us.

We’re taught to be efficient. To respond quickly. To fix what’s broken.
But some things aren’t meant to be fixed — they’re meant to be felt.

And when you allow yourself to listen — really listen — you begin to witness something deeper. You hear the fear behind the frustration. The pain beneath the sarcasm. The plea buried in the silence. You begin to notice the things left unsaid — the pauses, the stumbles, the breath held just a second too long.

This kind of listening isn’t passive. It’s powerful.
It’s the kind of listening that transforms conversations.
It softens walls.
It brings healing.

Because sometimes, the most sacred thing you can offer someone isn’t advice.
It’s attention.
Unfiltered. Uninterrupted. Unconditional.

And when you begin to give that gift to others, something beautiful happens — you learn how to offer it to yourself, too.

So today, be still.
Don’t rush to fix.
Don’t rush to speak.

Just listen.

And in that quiet… you just might hear what you’ve been missing all along.

When was the last time you truly listened — to someone else, or to yourself? Share your moment below or email me at dearepiphany@gmail.com