Winter lesson to carry into the year
How has this winter changed you ... here's the gift I received
This evening, the rain drops turned into snow on my windshield.
In the morning I would find one last plea to bid winter an intentional farewell.
This winter’s lesson wants to be told. It wants to be remembered and lived in during the rest of the year.
Last year, under the guidance of my mentor I began to tap into my healing methodology. The one I go through myself and the one I take others in my one-on-one containers or guided meditations. The process of descent and rising is universal to all, yet forming my own connection to it helps me tether to something tangible while walking a non-linear healing path of return to self.
Each season, there is a new lesson from which I can make decisions more clearly as myself and move in the world with a tad more purpose and joy.
This past winter, when I began to sense and dream into what 2024 might look like I encountered the energy of slow and steady at every turn. It was all over my astrological chart too. One cycle of “slow and steady” would end only for another one to begin in another form.
This had me so nervous. My preconceived notion of slow and steady was me reading a book by the fireplace sipping on my cherished homemade dandelion latte. Not exactly conducive to living life in the real world.
Yet the frequency of “slow and steady” began to be with me everywhere. Ever so slowly I began to recognize it when it was present regardless of what I was doing. With each passing day, I began to live it’s lesson.
Despite my deepest desire, January, February, and even March were busy. It did not matter how well I protected my self-care time or how hard I tried to not overload myself with tasks, there seemed to be little to no pockets of time I could retreat into myself and replenish.
This is when I realized the lesson of “slow and steady”.
As I moved through my day, my mind began to calm itself despite the fast pace of work and life.
I had expected the lesson of “slow and steady” to magically teach me how to better plan my day. How to set up more boundaries. How to say “no” more often. But nope.
As the days and weeks went on, I realized more and more it was my mind was being shown a different way to show up. One that did not freak out that the amount of tasks on my plate. One that did not get overwhelmed as easy. One that trusted I can get through the day’s workload with a certain amount of grace. Most importantly, on that trusted the world wouldn’t end if I didn’t finish my todo list.
My mind accumulated example after example of how adopting my typical state of overwhelm truly did not serve anyone, let alone myself or my body.
I live my entire life “worried” about everything and anything to the point that my body was in a constant stress response.
The gift of this winter was to have a lived experience that I can move through stressful situations, bigger workloads, and through the never ending demands of home life with so much mind-calmness it was a stark difference from the way I was showing up before.
I truly did not know this was possible.
It’s a new state of being I will always carry with me.
This my dear reader is the magic of letting the seasons be your teacher.
I would love to hear as we crossed over into spring, what lessons are you carrying with you from winter?
Until next time … stay rooted and be true to your rhythm.
xox,
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PS. Here are my very first Haikus written about winter as inspired by the Winter Writing Sanctuary by
. They are not perfect, but they were a joy to play with and create.Fresh cold air
meeting the cheek
turning them pink
Looking at the horizon
from the mountain top
a background of white and evergreen
Inhale watering the lungs
big snowflakes floating
Soft light
Deep cold is hiding
confused why the birds are chirping
Snow turning into rain
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♡ Loving
The book Descent & Rising: Women's Stories & the Embodiment of the Inanna Myth by Carly Mountain. I already gifted it twice … it’s that good!
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Rooting me into spring is starting my herb garden from seeds. I am using Notion for my garden planning. Would you be interested in the template? 🤔
🎼 Song Inspiration
This post was written with this song as inspiration.
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