StarsAndYarrow

Take a deep breath. The air is cleaner and headier than usual. All around us the trees are becoming fuller and sometimes crowned with flowers, the bees are zipping by on their way to get the day started collecting pollen and making honey. Animals are emerging sleepily from dens or are experiencing life anew. This eve before Beltaine feels like a threshold from the past to the future as we step into the sun of the lovely month of May.

If you have been feeling frustrated lately or restless you are not alone. This new energy we are given by the spring season is meant to be used to advance our lives and fill us with inspiration. But it is so important to remember that some things take more time. Just look to the buds forming on the yarrow and valerian. Turn your gaze to the soft, white, delicate blooms that are strawberry flowers as they wait for pollinators. Nature reminds us that everything has a season, a moment, of perfection.  

“But I am ready now!” you say. True, you are no plant or sleepy bear- you are a person with goals and ambitions ready to make change in your life. Keep that momentum and drive by keeping your inspiration alive. Sit with the present moment. Spend some time among the trees and creeks. Let the sound of the water soothe your mind and the sight of a coiled snake basking in the sun enliven you and remind you how luck you are to be a part of this world.

It will not be long until the buds open, the fruit develops, and then the cold comes. Enjoy this season as the days grow warmer and the rain brings forth life. Let yourself be in the present appreciating the harvests from years past and the one that is to come.

-Jessica