Beauty, like knowledge, keeps us in a constant state of striving. You can never completely attain it but you can embody it, you can experience it, you can identify it, and it can lead you to explore the most exquisite aspects of life. Beauty shifts like the seasons and, like the weather, comes in all forms.

When your mind is healthy, you see beauty everywhere around you. You see it reflected in the eyes staring back at you from the mirror, you see it in children laughing and playing without hesitation, you see it in the trees and lakes that make up the world around you, and people see it in you.

She walks in beauty like the night/ Of cloudless climes and starry skies…

Lord Byron’s poem speaks of beauty and love and celebrates the night sky in all its darkened and glittery glory. Beauty is light and dark and mysterious and revealing and intricately intertwined with the world outside.

As the season starts to change from hot summer nights to cooler Autumn days, or when you feel overwhelmed by the stress of school or work, get outside to breathe fresh air. Practicing deep breathing helps your body detoxify. You will start to crave warmer foods. Try Teavana’s Pumpkin Spice Brulee Oolong Tea. Did you know that the Vitamin A in pumpkin helps build healthy hair, nails, skin, bones, and teeth?

Being more mindful of how seasonal shifts in weather affect our bodies and how connected we are to the world outside helps keep you attuned to your own sense of beauty. Choose a routine that works for your schedule. And remember that beauty is not as elusive as you think. Strive to experience the beauty in each moment throughout your day and you will be rewarded.