When we think of Spring – we think of New Beginnings. Why? What is it about this time of the year – a time more important than New Year’s and typically more important than the memory of beginning the new school year – that makes us consider New Beginnings? Groundhog day – which is something I am always fond of as I grew up close to our renowned albino groundhog Wiarton Willie – makes me excited to hear his predictions and this year many people saw an early Spring. Is this part of our pondering? When the snow makes way for new growth? Obviously there are many parts of the world where seasons aren’t as distinct as they are here in Canada. Do those who live in less seasonally-diverse climates also get excited about Spring? What about astrologers? What do they ‘see’? The Spring Equinox correlates to the beginning of the astrological year when we begin again with Aries. Many astrologers believe this is the true beginning of the New Year. Is this why we get excited?
I guess the
question really is – when we have the access to this exciting energy of new
growth and new beginnings – what are you going to do about it? The March 20
th
equinox this year correlates with Aries perfectly. Mercury Retrograde will have
officially moved direct on the 10
th of March although the shadow
will be intact until the 29
th. Mercury in Retrograde usually
suggests that things will be a bit slower to achieve new beginnings. However,
does that slow you down? What are the parts of creating something new that will
assist us?
When I
consider these questions I still feel the excitement of the sun finally warming
us up and more sunlight offering us access to more energy. Here in the north
Spring is welcoming and anticipated – and where the return of our Robins,
Magnolias and Snowdrop flowers are signs we wait for to celebrate Spring. This
year, 2020, the weekend of February 22
nd and 23
rd we are
to see the first signs of Spring where our outside temperature will almost – or
hopefully will – reach double digits (Celsius). Mind you: this winter has been
a strange one from torrential rain to blasts of snow and several extremely cold
days. We have seen it all and our Winter weather hasn’t been that bad. Yet
Spring – Spring is still Magical for us.
Spring
creates opportunities to move, expand, and generate anticipation and belief in
Newness. Let’s explore some ideas that will guide us to New Beginnings as the
Spring comes upon us.
- Excitement – building: I think that
we first should allow the new energies that are building to be observed in our
lives: whether we feel new growth, seeds
germinating, or somehow feel connected with the Sun and Equinox or, in the case
of Astrologers, with Aries. The sun, regardless of
where you are, comes into more of a balance of light and darkness. The month
before, during and after Equinox, is when we either add more or less sun than
any other time of the year. In Spring we
receive more sunlight and during the Fall less sunlight here in the Northern
hemisphere. This feels the most expansive! We just need to be aware of how these
energies support New Beginnings. Support – and that includes
the reinforcing the seeds of newness within us. So
let’s build on the excitement that seems to come with
these energies and let these energies unfold. Let’s
remember what our bodies crave as we are never to
remain stagnant but to always Grow – just like the Earth as she awakens to
Spring. So let’s play with the excitement
within and allow it to fuel a way to manifest our dreams.
- Getting clear about what we want. This is always the most
important step. It is crucial when we get clear about what we want that it is from a place of expansion, growth and love,
because unfortunately we usually make change from a place of fear. Fear is
natural because we desire change when we feel we have no control over our
lives. When we feel lack, for example, we
believe that money will change our lives. This is Fear triggering us to change,
to believe that money is what we want and will create the change we desire.
This is so far from the truth. Fear can never create the change we desire
because we end up focusing on the problem. Money will never make the change we
want. They say money is a reflection of our connection to Love and Abundance.
If we have money problems then we have fears within us relating to our
expression of Love and Abundance. Therefore it is best if we focus on the
feelings that the energy of Money brings. What will the energy of Money create
within us? Is it a sense of Freedom, Peace, or Expansion? Let’s choose the feeling of what we desire instead of choosing the
feeling of the actual problem we are wanting to alleviate – because the
Universe will align with our Hearts and produce far more than could ever be
imagined if we stop trying to control it! Let Go!
- Create a new story. Let’s face it we have
this ‘story’ that is created from our perceptions of our experiences to date.
It is a story usually full of fears and the story
therefore recreates our triggers which actually assist us to Grow Up. So,
instead of reliving the same story over and over again, let’s begin anew. This
past month I observed my reading habits. I love reading! What I observed while
reading two series of books was that one was full of adversaries. There was a
heroine and throughout the series, other than the heroine, I had no idea who I
could trust. There was no real character development because there was so much
betrayal and darkness. I only started to read the series because it was suggestive that it was
similar to an author I love. Unfortunately it was not the case and I continued
to read hoping to reconcile the differences
and search for some redeeming qualities – redeeming qualities that never came to light. Then I read a book series that
was full of Love and wonderful characters that I could really relate to and also to aspire to be like them. Which do you
think I enjoyed the most? Sure my personal past
has many examples of betrayal and part of my old story became triggered in my
reading but it also made me anxious and pained because I really want to have a story that is full of Love and
Nurturing Support. I want my story to be a series of Love, not fear. So let’s
create that!
- Heart Alignment. I believe the last aspect
of building newness in
our lives is to align our Hearts towards the energies
of what we want to create. The problem is our head/ego with its critical banter
is what we hear the most. Our heart is the gentle guidance that is full of
Love, Compassion and Joy. It guides us to be gentle to ourselves and to BE
present. When we listen to it instead of our head – it won’t give us things to Do and we don’t get instructions about
what we have to change or fix – it will instead, this
gentle guiding heart, nurture us and inspire us
to BE happy and loving. Let’s listen to our Hearts encouraging us to BE all we can BE.
Let’s allow the Spring this year to inspire us towards
something Magical. Let’s create a New Beginning that is Heart generated and
Passion filled. With Love and an Open Heart …
