🍂 AI, Ayurveda, and the Art of Intentional Transition
Fall has always felt like a gentle nudge from the universe: a reminder that everything beautiful eventually changes. The mornings grow crisp. The sun lingers less. Even the trees, in their surrender, glow with grace.
For years, I resisted this season. The shorter days made me restless, as if something precious were slipping away. But over time, I began to see autumn differently—not as an ending, but a time for recalibration.
In Ayurveda, seasonal shifts invite cleansing and renewal. Panchakarma is a ritual of preparing, releasing, and rejuvenating. When I do my own fall cleanse, I notice how it mirrors my inner life: the discomfort of letting go, the fog of the in-between, and the peaceful lightness that follows.
🌿 The Inner Transition
William Bridges, who studied change from a psychological lens, said: “Change is external. Transition is internal.”
He too spoke of endings, the messy middle, and new beginnings — a cycle that aligns with Ayurveda’s rhythm perfectly.
Whether through cleansing or reflection, both frameworks remind us that transformation isn’t about rushing through it. It’s about learning to sit inside the messy and confusing middle.
This isn’t just true for the seasons or our inner work; it’s also true for the world we’re living in right now.
🖥️ The Great Reorganization
We are in the midst of a great reorganization - one of systems, minds, and meaning itself.
Artificial Intelligence is not just a technological shift; it’s an inner one as well. It’s changing how we think, create, make decisions, organize our attention, and even redefining what it means to be human.
Like any reorganization, this one asks us to examine our systems — both technical and personal:
How have we been running on autopilot?
Where have we optimized for speed but lost sight of our purpose?
What is our competitive advantage as humans in the AI revolution?
So, perhaps that’s the invitation of this moment — to pause long enough to notice what’s running on autopilot — inside and out — and to choose, consciously, what remains.