Let's Celebrate Spring
Today marks the start of spring. Traditional rites and festivals of spring revolved around its importance in growing food. Plants start to grow and animals come out of hibernation and begin reproducing. People come out of hibernation too!
Here are some ways to celebrate:
• Clean: Now is a great time to do some cleaning and donating. Go through your closets and drawers and get rid of anything that you don’t need and give it to an organization or someone who will get more use out of it. It feels great to have less STUFF cluttering your space! It’s good for the mind and soul.
• Celebrate Food: Like in the traditional spring festivals, you can celebrate the start of the agricultural season by taking more trips to the farmer’s market to enjoy the delicious spring foods. Some exciting foods coming into season are artichokes, asparagus, and strawberries. To see what’s in season in your area, put in your zip code at eatwellguide.org.
• Plant: You can also celebrate by starting your own garden (or reviving last year’s garden). This When To Plant app tells you the best planting times based on your zip code. You can also find that information on TheVegetableGarden.info.
• Reflect: Lastly, any change of seasons is a great reminder to refocus our goals and reflect on what we really need so we can be more attune with ourselves. Here are a few questions to reflect on as you celebrate the new season:
What do I need? Sleep? Rest, love, friends?
What is my heart craving?
What are my goals in the different areas of my life: relationships, family, career, health, money, home, community, activism, etc.?
What are the baby steps I can start to take to get me there?
Make it a point to schedule your life to only include the things that you need the most so there’s no room for anything else but the life you want. If you need a little help getting focused, I recommend this book Organizing from the Inside Out by Julie Morgenstern. I talk more about the book here.
How will you celebrate Spring?
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15 comments
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I am looking forward to more comfortable temperatures,getting outside and asparagus.I still have to wait until later next month for the asparagus but hope to be enjoying the weather much sooner.I love to hang clothes outside and walk my dogs,going to go to a nearby berry farm this year.Happy Spring to everyone!! -
The 'needs' list really spoke to me today...think I'll take action!
Thanks Alicia :) Happy Spring.... -
Can't wait to celebrate by spring-cleaning my home, my diet and my mind!! I'm planning on taking more yoga, doing more activities outdoors and eating cleaner and healthier. Anyone else using spring as a time to clean MORE than just your home?!!! -
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I got a head start on the cleaning and de-cluttering and filled a huge bag of things for donation and also was able to sell a few things on Craigslist that we just weren't using.
This Spring I hope to take full advantage of farmer's markets and local venues in an attempt to eat as clean and kind as possible! I've been vegetarian for years but have recently made the switch to be vegan and kind! :) I am already feeling a million times better and it's only been a few weeks!
I also plan to play outside...A LOT! :) -
Spring is a lovely season, Alicia Silverstone. You really see nature blossom. I like your ideas too. Have a lovely day, Alicia! xo. -
Spring? I believe equatorial earth is enjoying the effects of that event because it sure is not happening in the northern US or Canada. Minus 12 deg Celsius ( 10 deg F ) with six inches of snow yesterday. Nothing pretty or edible popping out of the ground anytime soon.
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