Fall Shows Us the Beauty of Letting Go

Fall Shows Us the Beauty of Letting Go
Letting go doesn't mean ignoring grief or problems, but dealing with them in a healthy way that ultimately makes us stronger and more clearminded. Evgeny Atamanenko/Shutterstock
Emma Suttie
By Emma Suttie, D.Ac, AP
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Fall signals the change from summer to winter. Long summer days finally cool and leaves offer vibrant yellows, oranges, and reds before they fall from the trees. It’s the time when we go from the relaxed, carefree attitudes of summer to the more serious and introspective energies of fall.

In the five elements theory of Eastern medicine, fall represents metal. You can think of that in terms of the qualities of this element. It is rigid and refined. This season governs organization, setting limits, and protecting boundaries.

Emma Suttie
Emma Suttie
D.Ac, AP
Emma is an acupuncture physician and has written extensively about health for multiple publications over the past decade. She is now a health reporter for The Epoch Times, covering Eastern medicine, nutrition, trauma, and lifestyle medicine.
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