🍂 The In-Between Season: Learning to Rest in the Pause

Hi Reader,

This time of year always feels like a threshold -- that tender space between what was and what’s next. The light softens, the air cools, and the pace of life begins to shift.

Autumn invites us to slow down. It reminds us that not every transition is meant to be quick or clear. Between the fullness of summer and the stillness of winter, there is a quiet middle ground -- an in-between season where we are asked to trust the process unfolding within and around us.

In my own life and work, I’m continually reminded that this space between uncertainty and clarity and between stillness and action can be deeply sacred. It’s where discernment lives, that gentle art of listening for what’s next, without rushing the answer.

The Courage to Rest in the In-Between

In the rhythm of nature, autumn is a pause -- a time to gather in, to reflect, and to prepare for the deeper stillness ahead. We see it in the trees releasing their leaves, in the fields after harvest, in the way the world seems to exhale before winter’s quiet.

Our inner lives often follow similar patterns. Between one chapter and the next, we encounter seasons of uncertainty, moments when the old no longer fits, but the new has not yet revealed itself. Richard Rohr speaks of these times of liminal space:

It takes courage to rest here, to resist the pull to figure it all out or move forward too quickly. Yet this is where we can grow and deepen our own understanding and wisdom. And it is often where transformation begins.

In liminal space we learn it's not about rushing to a decision; it’s about learning to wait with openness. In these in-between spaces, we practice trust and patience -- trusting that clarity will come when the time is right, and that even the pause has purpose.

Where might you be invited to rest in uncertainty rather than rush toward resolution?

RESOURCE ROUNDUP

If this season finds you in an in-between space, here are a few resources that may help you pause, listen, and trust what’s unfolding:

📖 Something to read: Everything Belongs: The Gift of Contemplative Prayer by Richard Rohr — a beautiful exploration of how transformation often happens in the ordinary and the in-between.

🎧 Something to listen to: The Next Right Thing Podcast with Emily P. Freeman — Episode 278, “What Now? For When You Don’t Know What’s Next”

✍️ Something to journal about: Where in my life do I sense an invitation to pause, to wait, or to simply be still?
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OFFERINGS & WAYS TO WORK WITH ME

✨ If you weren’t able to join the fall session of Career Crossroads: Discerning Your Way Forward, and would like to be among the first to hear when 2026 registration opens, you can join the waiting list here.

🧭 Save the date for my annual half-day retreat -- Returning to Center: A Kinder, Gentler Start to the New Year -- Saturday, January 10 (in-person) and Sunday, January 11 (online).

🍁 If this season finds you at a crossroads in your own career or life, consider scheduling a free Your Next Chapter: Gaining Clarity in Mid–Late Career consultation. It’s a simple way to take a next right step and you don't have to do it alone.

PRACTICE OF THE MONTH

Autumn Walk Practice:​
🚶Take a short walk as the day begins to cool and the light begins to fade. Notice what’s changing — the colors, the textures, the subtle stillness in the air. Let yourself slow down and breathe deeply.

Ask yourself gently:

Hold your response with tenderness. You don’t need to have the answer yet. Simply notice, and let the question rest within you like a seed waiting for spring.

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Transitions are not just about endings or beginnings -- they are about learning to live in the in-between. This season, may you find peace in the pause and trust in the timing of your own unfolding.

Blessings,

Lisa

Lisa Beacham
Coach | Spiritual Director | Workshop Leader

www.lisabeacham.com

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