Photo par moi.On my usual commute to work this morning, I passed the botanical body shop Aesop where I normally take a pump of the vanilla lotion from the sample bottles they have set out in metal containers against the building's facade and to my delight the floor inside was completely covered with real fall leaves!
I remember during one of my many post-break-up late night phonecalls to my aunt Terry out in L.A she said to me "I promise that you are going to have an amazing fall," in her attempt in trying to comfort me during another sleepless night, "And you will get through this. Please believe me." I didn't believe her. I was convinced that I was destined to feeling awful for the rest of my life. I know, ridiculous but I was terrified that I was going to still be heart broken and not notice the foliage, just like I didn't notice the spring flowers and the longer days. I felt like the change was somehow mocking me because I wasn't evolving but everything else around me seemed to be.
Fast forward 6 months, I am noticing the changes and am embracing them and not just in the weather.
Aesop
64, rue Vieille du Temple
75003 Paris
