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Welcome to the Season of Blossoming: Awaken to Spring’s Unlimited Potential

3/21/2022

 
Springtime inspires us to believe that, along with the earth, we too might change, release the past, and give birth to new ideas.                                 
                                                              
Madisyn Taylor--DailyOM

Yesterday was the vernal equinox, when the sun crossed the

celestial equator and day and night were of equal length, equal

distance between north and south pole, it stood still in the

balance. This auspicious event has been celebrated for

millennia and marks the beginning of spring. Nature awakens

from its winter slumber and life begins again.


With the arrival of spring, are you experiencing an awakening

within? Are your senses delighted by the fragrance of new

blossoms, the sight of fresh growth, and the promise of warmer

weather? Spring invites us to rejuvenate ourselves and embrace

a new beginning, a new idea, a new vision.


Spring is the beginning of the journey from darkness to light.  It's

an expansive, creative time. Much like the blossoming stage

that accompanies spiritual liberation. This is a time of pure

potential on the wheel the Great Mandala. Anything is possible

for you in the months ahead! We the stand in the doorway

between winter and spring, inviting new growth, blossoming,

and expanding light.
Here comes the sun
Here comes the sun,
And I say, It's all right
Little darling...
I feel that ice is slowly melting
Little darling
It seems like years since it's been clear
Here comes the sun
Here comes the sun,
And I say, It's all right
Here comes the sun
Here comes the sun
It's all right
It's all right

                                                                                  George Harrison
We made it through the dark winter months and here we are at

spring's new beginning. It's the dawn of a new day, a new

season. A new chapter is beginning for you.


Spring is a joyful time, with themes of awakening, rebirth, and

new life. Nature is waking up after her long winter's rest.

Everything is coming alive; the natural world is being reborn.


This same thing is happening within you – in your life & in your

spirit.


It’s the beginning of the growing season. A time of new life

emerging. New beginnings. A new chapter. This is the time to

focus on refining your Vision Statement, on what you want to

see grow and blossom in your life in the months ahead. And, for

asking yourself: How do I want to grow and blossom?


As the seasons change, so do our lives.


The spring energy pulls us toward growth. It provides us with

the supportive, nurturing energy necessary to transform in life.


Now, more than ever, it's so important to be in alignment with

the seasonal energy that helps us flow more easily and

gracefully when life presents changes and challenges.


We spent the past few months focusing on our inner world. It's

been a time of resting and inner reflection, a time of Solitude

and Visioning new dreams.


At the spring equinox your energy begins its shift back into the

outer world.


You may be feeling alive right now with new ideas, new plans,

new inspiration. Your spirit may be feeling ready for a fresh start.

The inspiring spring energy is encouraging you to be reborn.

Parts of you are coming alive in ways they never have before.

Embrace this new beginning.


Spring is an inspiring season filled with so much hope and

possibility. Our lives will be flooded with powerful growth energy

in the coming weeks and months.


And you have the power to create whatever you want with the

rich, expansive energy.


Anything is possible for you in the season ahead! So ... what will

you grow?

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What does the natural world look and feel like where you are?

Does it look and feel like spring yet? Is the ice slowly melting? In

Colorado where I live--the days are spring-like and winter-like--

often within 24 hours.


Sometimes this time of year can feel a little hectic, disorienting,

or chaotic after the inward focus of winter. For some people

spring offers a fresh, bright perspective on life as the earth

warms and  blossoms. In either case, I find a gentle cleansing of

body, heart, mind, spirit, and home smooths the transition from

the quiet solitude of winter into the clear, light, and hopeful

energy of spring.


I'm feeling a mixture of caution and hope. I feel like my spirit is a

bud ready to fully blossom, to feel liberated.


I love the energy of new beginnings, renewal, balance, and

blossoming that comes with spring. I feel it within and see signs

of that movement all around me. The crocus, snowdrops, and

Tete-a-Tete daffodils are blossoming in our yard. The tulips are

showing their green sprouts. I bought daffodils to brighten up

our living room on the days when it's still gray and cold outside.


To celebrate this spring, give yourself the gift of self-care.


As the rise in seasonal energy shows up within and without, it's

so enjoyable to take walks, watching nature as it comes alive

and feeling that same aliveness within. I encourage you to take

a walk today, if you can, get outside and look for signs of inner

and outer spring energy.


When we intentionally and consciously prepare ourselves, our

homes, spaces, and our visions- we move into the spring with

clarity, confidence, grace, and ease! With mindful

awareness, we can draw down a multitude of healing blessings

inherent to each season of the Great Mandala… if only we

create a little time and space to do so.


How do you want to mark and honor the changing season?

What would you like to do with this sacred time? I suggest

keeping it sweet and simple.


It's meaningful to me – honoring the seasonal shifts.  For me,

it’s spiritual,  a sacred practice. It's a time that I connect with

myself by  connecting with Wholeness through nature.


Sometimes I have the best intentions for doing something to

celebrate the change in seasons. Then, life happens, the day

passes....and I'm busy or I forget.


Here's the beauty of seasonal changes--the energy shift lasts

longer than the actual day and time.  Celebrating doesn’t have

to be right ON the equinox! (Don’t put too much pressure on

yourself!) Anytime in the next couple weeks is perfect.


By creating deeper connections in your life – with nature and

with your inner and outer resources, you feel more firmly

grounded in your life. By creating a firm foundation for yourself, 

you feel empowered & in control in your life – so you can face

whatever life throws at you.


Living in alignment with this energy helps you grow, expand,

and experience a deeper, more meaningful life.


So, how do we draw in the growth we want to see in life and find

more balance and open to the new beginnings blossoming right

now?


Listen deeply… to your heart. Tend the garden of your heart

space, open to what's possible as the days lengthen.


Notice the strong and grounding energy all around. Remember,

your deep wisdom of inner listening embodies strength, solitude,

and the courage to step into your vision. You've been

hibernating through the winter, dreaming your creative vision

with deep insight. Now,  waking in the spring, you emerge ready

to succeed.



Here's what's necessary for bringing your vision to the world:


1. Heal and strengthen your body. How can you take care of

yourself and honor your body today?


2. Protect and care for your new creative vision. Who are the

trusted people you can share your vision with?


3. Answer the call to the next level of courage. What is one

courageous act you can take today?


4. Remember the force of love is transformative. How can

you be loving toward yourself and others today?


5. Embrace the rhythms of nature. Where are you in your

process right now?

(Adapted from Bear Energy, author unknown)




Whenever and however you decide to celebrate a simple spring

moment, it doesn’t take much time.  Ten minutes with a candle

and your journal can be very powerful! Walk barefoot in the

grass? In just a few mindful minutes you can reclaim your

balance and feel better… more resilient and more joyful, calmer,

more connected, and more aligned with the energy all around

you. This is the perfect time to use your tools, the meditations,

and practices you already know for growing inner resources and

connecting to your outer resources.


This Co-Creative Mandala, "Blossoming" from a photograph of

Camassia quamash, from the Nez Perz Indigenous Tribe means

"sweetness" (symbolizes consciousness), reminds us of

emerging inner and outer growth.


When we turn toward our vision for the months ahead, we set

our sights on blossoming and thriving. We discover what is

nourishing. This is the time for drawing experience from the past

(winter's Solitude and Vision) and potential from the future

(Spring's Blossoming) into the present moment. Listen to your

inner "yes".


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Spiritual blossoming simply means blossoming in life in all dimensions - being happy, at ease with yourself and with everybody around you.
                                                             
Sri Sri Ravi Shankar        
Blossoming Sacred Practice


Intention:

The real power of the exercise is the intention you place behind

it. This is the time of blossoming. Start your day by setting the

intention that you are dedicating this time to self-care, to

remembering Wholeness by awakening to Unity.  What helps

you remember your purpose? Reading your vision statement?

Journal writing? Being in nature? This is a powerful time for

manifestation. Be gentle with yourself and the new life that's

blossoming, awakening to the light.


When you are ready, invite any subtle colleagues, allies, your

guides and helpers to join you in your sacred practice. Wait a

moment for that connection and alliance to form.



Choose what you need to create sacred space: Flowers, leaves

that represent spring, candles, incense, and music can help

guide your focus.


Before you begin the practice:


First, invest some time reflecting on Blossoming, the stirring

energy and its invitation to welcome your vision as it opens and

unfolds. You may choose to reflect on your vision statement.

How will you support manifesting your vision? How will you

nurture the mandala of your life? How will you practice self-care

and self-compassion?



Now,  the Vision practice:


1. Take a few deep breaths to ground and center. Take your

time here. Don’t rush. Take several deep breaths and use any

grounding technique that works for you.


If you choose you can imagine a root extending from the base of

your spine and growing deep into the Earth. Invest a few

minutes feeling the Earth energy traveling up your root, through

your body and all your chakras.


Imagine that energy bursting through your crown chakra and

extending far into the heavens. Feel the Source energy entering

your body through your crown chakra, filling and surrounding

you.


Sit in this energy for a few minutes, feel yourself connected to

Source.


2.  Allow your gaze to fall softly on the Blossoming mandala.

Be easy, don't force it. Allow the mandala to come to you. What

do you notice about the mandala? What draws your attention?

How does its energy feel in your body? Just notice and

wonder...I wonder what the Blossoming mandala wants me to

know? Feel its vibration. Allow the Blossoming vibration to flow

to and through your body, bringing you clarity.


3. Ponder for a moment:

    a. Where in your life are you right now?

    b. What have you tended and held close in the winter season

since solstice?

    c. What new shoots in your life are emerging now?


3. Be aware of the qualities of the winter just ending, with its

emphasis on Solitude and Vision. Breathe in these qualities in

your life, and celebrate the gifts of your winter.

    a. What gift of knowing do you welcome, widening the

balance of light at this time of the year?

    b. Breathe in the gifts of the coming spring season - rain and

warmth, increasing sun, and Blossoming.


4. Be aware of the Co-Creative Mandala vibration of

"Blossoming":

    a. What gifts of potential do you welcome into the balance of

light at this time of the year?



Invest a few minutes toward holding the Earth, others, and

yourself in the rhythms of expansion, creativity, and growth.


Now:


In honor of spring,  make a list of the many possibilities you

envision for the future. Take the list outside and bury it in the

earth (or in a planter box or pot), surrendering the fertile seeds

of your imagination to the nurturing soil. In tune with the season,

watch in wonder as the last of the snow dissolves into the rich

brown earth, and stark winter gives way to green possibility and

the beauty of Blossoming. Trust that, along with the Earth, you,

too, are Blossoming.


This spring, gift yourself with some precious time for

Blossoming.


I'm sending you love and gentle spring  blessings for the season

ahead. May this be a time of beautiful, expansive growth,

transformation, and Blossoming for you.

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