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Last week we passed the midpoint between the Winter Solstice and the Spring Equinox. Which means we are officially in the latter half of winter. Each day will continue to get progressively lighter as we make our way closer and closer to spring. I don’t know about you, but I could certainly use some light. We are impacted by winter in more ways than the need for additional layers and scarves. It is also in our natural draw towards more rest, tending and slowing down. Even when so much around us is asking for the opposite. Often we are encouraged to operate with the notion that we always need more. And to be honest, I don’t disagree. We do need more. Just probably not in the form of more plans, Amazon packages, news articles, and time on Instagram. We do not need to stay up to date on everything and everyone all the time. I know sometimes it can seem like we need to. To a point where we don’t even realize the impact of constantly taking in information and stimulation. Perhaps the more we actually need is in the form of more support. More rest, deep breathes and spaces where we can feel a sense of ease. More reminders that we are doing the best we can with what we have. More breaks. More soup and homemade cookies (okay, maybe that’s just me). More time to honor our own personal seasons of wintering. To be with the spaciousness that can arise from it. Simply making it to the month of February deserves some celebration in my opinion. Though the year is young, for many of us it has not been off to the easiest start. There is a very understandable casserole of feelings and transitions we may be experiencing as we continue through this year. What might it be like to connect with the things that feel less mentally and emotionally expensive for you during this season? It is okay to take a breath (or several). It is okay to pause and step back. We have gone through a lot. Take a moment (or several) to get present with what you need. To pause and take a few intentional breaths. To feel into the space between tasks and experience a bit more presence with yourself. May you tend to yourself in the ways this season is requesting. And as I so frequently remind you around here, the ways in which you rest may need to shift and change as the seasons shift and change too. There are simply certain points in our lives where we need a bit more quality time with ourselves. More room for digestion. This is part of our nature too. We are fundamentally hardwired for respite, recovery, and recalibration. As we make our way through the latter part of winter I am sending you a big dose of encouragement to request and receive the support and space you need. To lean on those who love you. To notice the moments where joy and celebration feel accessible knowing they are allowed to sit right alongside grief and sadness too. Yes, we can feel multiple things at once. And sometimes that feels complicated. It is also part of what makes you human.
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