It’s finally starting to feel like Spring here in Colorado. I believe we got our last snow and it’s going to be 80 degrees today!
Oh Springtime. As Florence from Florence and the Machine says, “There’s a special kind of sadness that seems to come in Spring.” Personally, Spring always seems to have a bit of melancholy to it, and I think I’ve finally learned why. A few years ago I started paying attention to The Wheel of the Year. If you’re not familiar with it the Wheel is basically a way of following the season as they correlate with the agriculture cycle as well as traditional pagan holidays. It marks the change of the Zodiac, when to plant, when to harvest. It marks times for celebration, time to honor our passed loved ones. It marks the dark and light times of the year.
We just entered into Aries season which I recently learned marks the beginning of the Zodiac year. To me this really clicked. New Year’s isn’t in January, it’s now! I think this is maybe why Spring always feels so melancholy. It’s the beginning and end of a cycle. With every rebirth there is a death. Every flower that pops up through the snow had to seed, die and decompose. But with that, every flower was strong enough to endure the darkness, pain and uncertainty of its own death to feel the sun on its face again. This week allow yourself to mourn your own deaths, both metaphorical and real ones. In my opinion, there have been a lot of both this past year.
As the Wheel rolls into the light season, the warm season, the blooming season, how will you tip into the same? Can you find space for more joy, more sun, more warmth, more flowers in your your life this Spring? What to do need to reap in order to sow something better? What needs to die in order that you can bloom? What seeds are you planting? What needs extra tending?
Each year at this time it gets light. And it will get dark again. Then light. But knowing that these cycles are just that, cyclical, brings me a lot of comfort. Even as they become disrupted by Climate Change (a topic for another day) knowing they’ll come back around gives me hope that no matter where we are in our journeys we always have an opportunity to reset and keep going.
Going forward in this newsletter I want to keep it present & future focused. I’m letting go what what’s happened this last year, but bringing the lessons forward. At the beginning of this next cycle, know that you are right where you need to be. I’m so excited to grow forward with you this year, my friend.