There are many reasons to love fall, including the vibrant fall foliage, delightful holidays, and cozy fireplaces. Fall creates an opportunity to settle down and focus, as seasonal nesting makes room for deeper connections. When the summer months are gone, and the air turns crisp and cool, your mind naturally thinks of change and transition. What is it about fall that makes you crave deeper connections?
Comfort Trigger
Fall triggers feelings of comfort, coziness, warmth, and nostalgia. According to psychologists, it’s a nostalgic time because fall is associated with back-to-school, Halloween traditions, and holiday gatherings with family. Thinking about and planning these events brings a sense of familiarity and warmth.
The school buses you stop for in the neighborhood, Fallfest planning, and stores filled with Halloween candy and decorations remind you of times past, even stir childhood memories that give you a warm feeling inside. And the flavors and scents of fall, such as pumpkin spice, cinnamon, and apple, activate your brain’s reward center.
Cozy vibes stir cravings for seasonal nesting, and making deeper connections allows you to experience and share with those you love.
Seasonal Transitions
Fall brings a different aesthetic to not only nature but also our clothing styles. The rich colors of fall inspire deeper tones and textures that promote layering and color coordinating for your clothing choices. But even more than that, our brains enjoy the feeling of change and renewal that comes with it.
The fall season’s events and brisk weather inspire feelings of groundedness. It’s time to pull out aromatic fall candles, cozy blankets, and plan the hayrides and pumpkin patches. You’re open to deeper connections that this season’s nesting encourages.
Offers Escape
The world is fast-paced and filled with unsettling conditions and news reports. Fall is a chance to escape a world filled with chaos to beautiful natural surroundings, warm blankets by the fireside, cozy candles, and laid-back movie-watching. This opens the door for deeper connections.
Seasonal nesting is an opportunity to practice self-care by sipping a warm pumpkin spice latte while wrapped in your favorite throw or sweater. When you take the time to walk through a path of beautiful fall foliage or carve pumpkins, you’re enjoying the season, but you’re also escaping to a more peaceful world.
Steady Routine
Once all the summer vacations and weekend retreats are over, fall offers a time to return to normal routines. During the summer, people are everywhere, traveling, visiting relatives, and planning outings, but once fall arrives, seasonal nesting kicks in. Resuming everyday routines brings a more comfortable, relaxed energy, and socializing and getting together with friends allows for deeper connections.
Map Out Goals
You can take advantage of the fresh start fall brings by letting it motivate you to make plans for the upcoming winter months. Begin thinking of goals you can accomplish, why they’re important, and ways to implement them. During seasonal nesting, goal-setting exercises help you stay consistent if you begin to slack off in the winter months.
Mapping out goals encourages deeper connections when your goals involve other people.
Final Thoughts
There’s always a certain excitement surrounding the arrival of fall. If you live in warmer regions, fall is a welcome relief from the hot summer months. There is always an excited anticipation to see the leaves change into a kaleidoscope of magnificent colors. Seasonal nesting brings warmth and coziness to our living spaces when we take advantage of scented candles and fall decor.
Fall triggers comfort, inspires change, offers escape, promotes steady routines, and gives us time to map out our goals. It’s a time to make deep connections with family and friends that we love and care for. Take time to enjoy all the advantages fall has to offer.
