It’s a been a busy month in September, and my favorite season has begun! Autumn is here in Colorado! I don’t think Mother Nature has looked at the calendar lately, though! It has still be in the upper 80’s this past week, but it does get cooler at night now. The trees are slowly but surely showing off their autumn beauty. I am hoping for some nice temperatures before the snow begins to fall! Let’s wait until winter, instead of falling in the fall! Problem is, it’s not in my control, I have to adapt to whatever comes!

That brings me to my new MARS ZEN Creations project. I am getting ready to launch my gift and apparel shop just in time for the upcoming holiday season. I have been diligently designing artsy ZEN words for the apparel and gift products. I was originally going to call the store: ZEN Daily Words by MARS, but decided to change my name to MARS ZEN! It feels fresh and is my nickname here in Colorado, and ZEN is what I try to exude along my daily path in life. Each day is an ongoing practice of sharing Loving-Kindness, and Compassion with myself and others. I learned a new word: MAITRI which means Loving-Kindness, Friendliness and Compassion toward oneself and others. Of course it is going to be one of my ZEN words displayed on MARS ZEN Creations apparel and gifts!

The Jewish New Year of Rosh Hashanah and the High Holiday of Yom Kippur (the day of atonement) just passed in this last few weeks. It was the perfect time for reflection, forgiveness and starting anew. I am lucky to be a Jew-Bu, since I get to have another chance for a new year and resolutions at this time of year. Being a spiritual by not religious person, I can make my own rules as I go! The lessons in Buddhism resonant so much in my soul, and I keep learning everyday on how to deal with life and it’s curve balls! Apparently we all go through ups and downs, and using tools to cope with the bad and the good are so beneficial. I also learned a new brilliant phase from a Mel Robbins podcast this week. Instead of worrying and thinking the worst, or waiting for the other shoe to drop (which I have a tendency to do!) she suggested to ask ourselves a question: “What if it all works out?” I love it, and I have been saying it often. I do trust that my life is going along as it should in Divine Timing, but somedays are more difficult than others to keep the faith. We all do our best, and trusting that, “The Best is yet to come”, is a good mindfulness belief system to practice.

I wish you all a beautiful Autumnal Equinox, and a wonderful last quarter of 2023 filled with the joy of family, friends and ZENful living.

I will include some collages from September, of course I was busy enjoying all life has to offer. See the link below for my new MARS ZEN Creations store that will be launching soon! Feel free to leave your email to be the first to know when it opens officially!

Come visit my new store at: MARSZENCreations.com