March - Spring/Vernal Equinox -Hope
"Where flowers bloom, so does hope”
- Lady Bird Johnson
This winter has been long and arduous for most. Extreme weather events have permeated the news and has caused hardship throughout the country. You may be feeling worn down and ready for change. We can get stuck in the lack of appreciation that we need the darkness to have the light. The cold winter incubates us for the possibility of new growth. The spring equinox and daylight savings time signal change internally and externally.
The Spring Equinox falls on March 20th. A liminal space between dark and light, winter and summer. Vernal means new and fresh and equinox is derived from the Latin Aegeus meaning equal. The vernal equinox symbolizes rebirth, fertility, growth, balance, and creativity.
"Hope sleeps in our bones like a bear waiting for spring to rise and walk."
— Marge Piercy
The coming spring may feel like an awakening toward hope, lightness, and clarity. The feeling of shedding the layers toward more energy and creativity. This change can also include growing pains and fatigue as our mind and body adjusts to the new rhythms. As the energy shifts from an in-ward focus to the spring lightness, it may upset our equilibrium. We may not know whether we want to curl up in a cozy bed or leap to an outdoor space. Sometimes March is referred to as “false spring.” Although the weather is all over the place there is a distinct change in the air. The hope that the snow will thaw and bring with it new growth and possibility.
Are you noticing nature awakening, the earth stirring with new life. Could you take a walk and allow the shift in energy to bring more hope of things to come. The spring equinox is a sublime reminder that the light is returning to the earth and to your life.
What have you been incubating this winter season? Something you could plant and tend to this spring? What would you like to see sprout in the months ahead?
"I glanced out the window at the signs of spring. The sky was almost blue, the trees were almost budding, the sun was almost bright." - Millard Kaufman
"The deep roots never doubt spring will come." - Marty Rubin
