As the summer winds continue
wrapping us with their autumnal chill
and pouring heavy rains wash away
the multitude of typical summer plans
I had for this season,
I keep adjusting to life as it is and accept that sometimes
it just doesn't go according to plan.
Despite that, I've been trying to stay
as active as I could.
Get outside,
breathe in the chilled air
and spend as much time as I can
exploring the beautiful countryside and historical places
England is so rich with.
I visited many manor houses,
gothic mansions and medieval villages
which inspire my autumnal reveries
and take me away from the light hearted,
soft, dreamy cottage summer to deep dark academia,
moody fall aesthetic
a little too early this time.
You know, I've been thinking about how funny it is
that nowadays aesthetics have become something
we surround ourselves with
thanks to social media.
There are multitudes
and I personally choose
to indulge myself in cottagecore and dark academia ones
depending on the season.
I’m sure, if you are frequenting social media enough
you are aware of all these terms,
but really that's all they are - a term or a label
which helps us define the style and the type of beauty
that we personally find
pleasing to our eye or individuality.
Hence, cottagecore would be just a broader term
for nature loving, simple living, homemaking,
summertime type of environment.
While dark academia would imply the love for books,
old architecture, dim candle light,
and cozy autumn atmosphere.
I mix and match
both interchangeably
as I don't concern myself with defined labels
and love to simply dive
deep into the environment that inspires me right
this moment.
I always had a brooding, melancholic
type of personality
which battled with the sunny,
bright and whimsical outbursts.
Through time I came to accept both.
Actually, one thing I never shared here in YouTube
is that as a young teenager,
I was very much into Goth subculture,
listening to heavy music in my large headphones,
dressing all black and enjoying being an outcast.
At the same time, I played classical piano,
surrounded myself with books, loved everything beautiful
and secretly listened to Abba when no one was watching.
I still do, if I'm very honest.
Sometimes I wonder how can beauty coexist
with sadness,
destruction with peace, summer with stormy clouds and rain.
They all merge in one wonderfully messy chaos of life.
They are life itself.
Pure bliss and eternal happiness don't necessarily
define a good life.
Neither does the sadness and pain
signify a life that is bad.
Rain makes flowers bloom
just as the darkened sky is essential to seeing the stars.
That's what I'm gradually coming to accept.
All the messy whirlwind
and the ever changing currents,
which in combination make life what it is.
Make life beautiful.
I wish you a wonderful day,
and thank you for coming here again
to share your time with me.
It's a shorter video this time,
but I hope to see you again next week.