Welcome Spring into Your Life
This inspirational passage reminds me that Spring is a good time for reevaluation of your path, your actions..please enjoy ;o)
7 Techniques to Prepare Your Life for Your Spring Season
By Julie Jordan Scott
Looking both at outside my window and on the calendar on the wall, Spring is definitely on its way.
At the change of each season, we have the opportunity to take examples from this period of time to re-evaluate the personal effectiveness we are having in our work and our lives.
One invitation the Spring season invites is the freedom of new growth. Take some time to reflect upon which of these techniques you will immediately apply in your life and which ones you will use in the coming weeks.
1. Seek beauty in every space, even the unlikely ones. There are many places where the bulbs have been planted and all that is evident is dirt. Nothing else. In your life, possibilities are waiting to Spring forth. Seek beauty in your waiting time before the blooms are apparent to the rest of the world.
2. Prepare for the journey of the new season. It lasts for three full months, so have an adequate supply of the stuff you will need. Be sure to be rested. Spring brings a lot of exercise and physical prowess. Be ready!
3. As the days continue to lengthen, celebrate the longer periods of sunshine. Intentionally note how much more brightness there is as time goes along. Perhaps choose Mondays (although any day will do) to celebrate by participating in the sunrises and sun sets. Each Monday, observe its sunrise and its sunset and note the increased time for light each week on your calendar.
4. Intentionally spend 15 minutes of quiet time outdoors as you welcome the new season. It is one way to both sample the outdoor experience and prepare you to make the re-connection with nature as it gets warmer.
5. Recognize that while Spring officially "kick's off" according to a date on a human calendar, it has its own flow. Do not limit yourself to two dates on a calendar and go all or nothing for that day or days. Pace yourself so that your blooms will fill your season with perpetual color rather than one quick burst of color followed up with flatness.
6. Fertilize now and throughout the Spring through reading books by authors that are new to you. Instead of taking a seminar with a person you have seen repeatedly, try out someone new. Freshen your thoughts as you actively explore new methodologies in your life.
7. Commit to reawakening fully this season. Focus on living fully in each and every moment. Breathe deeply. Smile broadly. Laser in on quality of life rather than the busyness of life. Spring forward with passionate serenity.
