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Begin to feel for a new direction.
What could that be? Where might that lead?
Just as each day opens and we breathe in, spring is a chance to start again.
When I greet myself in the morning, this is where my head is. Oh yes, it must be spring. It’s the inhale to winter’s exhale and after months under duvets, parkas, and central heating the subtle sensation of uplift emerges. The world is stirring, the promise of renewal becoming palpable. Possibility hangs in the air like post-downpour steam and our task this season, it feels, is to move out of the deep tracks of seasons past and find our way forward.
A moment of balance
Vernal Equinox is upon us, 20th March, marking a meaningful moment in the annual cycle. Day and night hang in the balance, paired equals as light and dark match for the first time in the wheel of this year. It’s a signpost that invites us to pause and notice. It feels a little bit like the momentary space before your breath out becomes a breath in.
Exhale completely and feel that space for a moment.
See what I mean?
Something has just ended and something is about to begin.
I have a practice (below) to help you find your compass but first we might consider how balance is available even amid the extremities of this time.
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