A Hopeful Spring Of New Beginnings

Spring is around the corner here in the Northern Hemisphere. Not only is the snow melting gradually, but Covid-19 is also slowly subsiding. Restaurants, gyms and theatres have finally reopened at full capacity, and it won’t be long now before mask mandates are at least partially lifted.

After two years of being ultra-cautious in one of the hardest hit pandemic hot-spots in Canada, this Spring will truly feel like a re-awakening into a brand new world for me!

It’s impossible not to feel a sense of joy and gratitude every year, as the days get longer and the weather loses its frigid edge, but this year’s season of reawakening seems especially blessed and hopeful.

However, against the backdrop of the horrors of war, adversity, and suffering experienced by people in other parts of the world, one must be particularly grateful. We are privileged to live in a place where we are safe, healthy, and comfortable.

Instead of complaining about trivial things, we must look around and count our blessings in our cozy corner of the world. We should choose to be happy for what we have, and appreciate the good things in our lives, no matter how small or simple they may seem.

Now is also an opportune time to regroup and reset our personal priorities, goals, and aspirations. For the first time in a long time we can now confidently begin to visualize our ideal future and take ambitious steps in the right direction. The Universe can only put it all together for us, once we set a clear intention for it.

It’s important to remember that visions boards, affirmations, prayer or visualizing are powerful tools in the manifesting process, but it takes a little more than to do the trick. We must also take some concrete steps and make some practical inroads, so that the Universe can conspire on our behalf to facilitate our success. Even the smallest of efforts will set things in motion.

The beautiful spring came, and when nature resumes her loveliness, the human soul is apt to revive also ~ Harriet Ann Jacobs

Sometimes, it is difficult to not allow the fears and doubts to creep in. We tend to have so many built-in reasons (or excuses) for why things might manifest for others, but not for us. Finances. Education. Experience. Family. Age. Health. Location. If we look hard enough we will always find something to ruin our most positive outlook and limit our own success with self-sabotage.

It is vital to avoid thinking like a victim or martyr. We must never approach our future with a lack consciousness or a scarcity mentality. We have to remove the nagging doubts or lack of self-worth from our mindset.

Everything happens for a reason and often we don’t understand why something occurred, until we have the opportunity to look back and connect the dots that got us where we needed to be to achieve our goals.

It is always darkest before the dawn. Regardless of our current state, we must have patience and continue to persevere regardless. If the goal is worthy, then we are worthy and we must raise our own level of self-value to match it. This can be partly achieved through our daily spiritual practice, such as meditation, reading, visualization, prayer, and so on. This raises our vibration and allows us to attract at a new, higher level.

Spring is the best life coach: It gives you all the energy you want, all the positive thoughts you wish and all the boldness you need! ~ Mehmet Murat ildan

While we are working on our own goals and aspirations, and appreciating our current circumstances as the spring season rolls around, let us also remember to take a moment to send love, light and healing to all corners of the world, near and far.

Also, we can always find some way within our means to support those people and places that most need our generosity of spirit. We are powerful. Our thoughts, words and deeds all matter. We do make a difference every day, even if we do not always realize it.