Spring is here! What wants to come alive within you?

I don’t know about you but this eclipse season has been a doozy of a ride for me! I have struggled with major brain fog, confusion, lack of motivation and clarity, and downright exhaustion.

I have not been posting on social media but I did finally get my thoughts and my mouth to work together for long enough to record a YouTube episode on navigating this season. If you are interested in watching that you can find it here! 

Fortunately, I have done a lot of inner work and I have been on this journey long enough to know that this is all a part of our greatest unfolding! Yes, even in the challenging times where we feel like we are actually going backwards, or maybe I should say ‘especially’ during those times!

The more often I find myself in these moments of pause, the more often I can practice surrendering, I can simply trust whatever is unfolding and I can give myself grace rather than feeling frustrated with myself for feeling stuck!  What I have found is that embracing these seasons in this way is the very thing that both shortens the duration of the pause and it doesn’t put me in as big of a funk! 

And the best part, as I surrender to exactly what is meant to unfold, as I surrender and accept THIS moment, this season, exactly as it is presenting itself, what inevitably shows up on the other side feels nothing short of magic!

Right now, the other side is Spring! It is the rebirth. It is the first month of the zodiac calendar. It is new seeds being planted and life beginning to bloom again. It is new and alive and it makes perfect sense that I am feeling drawn to adding this blog to my website.

This is not what I had planned! This is not the next step I was trying to figure out. And that’s because I simply stopped trying to figure it out. The past month of this eclipse season has been inviting each and everyone of us to let go, to dissolve what no longer served us (death cycle) and allow for the unfolding of what is meant for us (birth). AND because this was during a lunar and solar eclipse this energy was amplified. This energy is in support of YOUR highest path in a way that feels good NOW! 

Because NOW in this context literally means, this moment, zero point, fresh start. New moons are like new chapters, new paths. New moons WITH a solar eclipse is like a brand new book, a brand new road! Think of it like there is no past or future, only what feels true now! Feel into that for yourself.

And please don’t think that because you weren’t totally tapped in during eclipse season that you somehow missed your chance! YOU are exactly where you are meant to be.

So now what? Well, I would simply ask you, “WHAT WANTS TO COME ALIVE WITHIN YOU?”.

We tend to really overcomplicate things but it actually is so much easier than we think. 

We are constantly getting signs and nudges, we simply have to slow down enough to pay attention. 

I also want to remind you that all of this is unfolding FOR you. Sometimes we try so hard to make sense of it, to try to understand, to figure it out, that we miss how easy it gets to be. We miss the joy and the magic. 

So if in this moment, you tried to surrender, you took a great big, beautiful breath, and you got out of your mind and you tuned into your body, what is nudging you? 

It really is that simple! 

I find that our body holds so much wisdom but we have forgotten the practice of connecting to our own intuition. But don’t fret, this superpower just needs a little dusting off! 

Here are some questions you can reflect on to support your greatest unfolding and guide you to live with more intention and joy NOW!

I recommend journaling on these questions and intuitively allowing whatever wants to come up when you get into the flow of writing. Remember, you hold the wisdom you seek. You don’t have to reflect on every question. Just see what is activating something within you and trust that. 

What area of my life is currently calling my attention? Maybe it could be a desire to nourish your body with movement and nutritious food, write a book, connect with friends, or simply being a more present mom. 

What am I longing to feel? Ex. more at peace, happier, more content, etc.

What do I think will make me feel that way? Ex. If I lose 50 pounds I will be happier. 

Is that 100% true? Ex. I think losing 50 pounds will make me happier and while I know I will feel better, I am not 100% sure that will be the answer to my unhappiness. 

What stories are keeping you from being happy now? Ex. That I can’t be happy because I’m not skinny. I’m not showing up for myself and my life and that makes me frustrated and angry with myself. 

How are you living when you have what you think you want? Ex. I have lost 50 pounds and I feel more confident. I am meeting new people, spending more time doing things I love, getting outside and enjoying nature, having fun cooking nourishing foods, etc. 

So how can you experience how you want to feel NOW? Ex. You want to be happier, and you think losing weight will help you be happier and you just wrote down the things you will do once you lose the weight that are making you feel happier, can’t you do some of those things NOW? Get out into nature and enjoy that walk! Have fun NOW making yourself nourishing meals for dinner - Light a candle, turn on music, make it a ritual JUST for you!

What am I ready to ditch that no longer serves me? Ex. Mindlessly scrolling social media at night feels good in the moment but actually is keeping me up late, not allowing me to get a good night’s sleep, and it is causing me to hit snooze 5 times in the morning.

What area(s) of my life feel like they need an overhaul? Ex. Health, home, work, etc.

What does the best version of yourself “look” like? This goes waayyy deeper than surface level looks. What does it feel like? What is your dream life, beyond the ego! Remember, this is about your highest path! So go deeper than simply what money can buy! 

What is your heart nudging you towards? Put your hand on your heart, allow yourself to have quiet and stillness and simply ask “Where am I being guided? Or “What do I need to know right now?”.

What do you keep pushing down that keeps circling back around? Thanks to mercury being retrograde this one is a BIG one! Maybe there was something you used to want to do but you didn’t think you had the time or resources but every now and again, it comes back up. There is probably some wisdom there!

What’s next? 

We are in Aries season. Neptune has just moved into Aries where he will be for the next 14 years! Aries is self, Aries is a fire sign. You may be feeling a sense of wanting to take action and now is your chance! This doesn’t mean you have to do it all or have it all figured out but this is about integrating your heart’s desires and longings into your life NOW. This is where the magic happens. 

So start. Start small. Take any step that feels good and aligned for you. When in doubt simply come back to, “what do I feel called to in this moment”, and TRUST that! Maybe it’s calling an old friend, maybe going on a walk in your neighborhood, maybe sitting down to finally start that blog, maybe starting an herb garden in your window. You literally cannot go wrong, even pivots are there for a reason. 

One thing I have found helpful is to look at my birth chart. At some point I will add software to run your birth chart on my website but for now I like to use https://astro-charts.com/

Once you run your birth chart you can look at what house Aries is in for you. This will give you some guidance and clarity around what areas this current eclipse season is highlighting for you. 

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