Spring Equinox

Equinox Resolutions!

I’ve never been one for New Year’s resolutions. We resolve new goals, plans, and habits in the darkest time of the year. The days are short, the weather is cold, and all the holiday lights are taken down. I find this to be an unnatural, dreary time of year to force motivation. Winter is the season for dormancy, hibernation, and rest.

Spring, however, is the perfect time for new growth and goals. Nature is waking up, buds are on the trees, crocuses, daffodils, and forsythia are blooming. The rhythms of the season call us into renewal. For me, these are when a reset feels natural.

Release

The days leading up to this equinox were heavy for me. So, on Wednesday’s new moon, I made a list of all the patterns, habits, and things in my life I need to release. As I wrote each word on my list, I opened myself up to all the emotion and frustration. For example, I wrote down: excuses, ambivalence, fear, insecurity, etc. I felt how each of these things keeps me from moving forward.

I allowed the frustration, tears, and self-loathing to do their thing. I even let myself have a full-blown pity party. I said, tonight I will feel each emotion of frustration, fear, regret, and all the others. I will listen to their arguments—just for tonight. Then, I let the torrent flow and rage. And I released it into winter’s end.

Rest

On Thursday, I got up and went for a walk. My body felt like the morning after a storm. I cleared my schedule so that I could move simply throughout the day without a single expectation. I did what came to me. I ate when I felt hungry. I created when I felt the urge. I cleaned, not because I had to, but because it felt right. I worked on my business when I felt that flow, and I stopped when the flow stopped.

Receive

Today, Friday, I reviewed my Release List. Next to it, I made a new column called: What I Receive.

Next to each word of what needed to be released, I wrote its opposite. Across from excuses, I wrote reasons. For laziness, I wrote rest. Across from insecurity, I wrote confidence, failures to lessons, busyness to balance, ambivalence to action, etc.

When I was done, I ripped the paper down the middle, separating the Release List and the Receive List.

I rolled up the Release List and burned it (safely!) with intention. I release all that does not serve me, all that prevents my growth, and all the things that hold me from my truest self.

I will use my Receive List as my journal bookmark.

Reach Out

If any of this resonates with you, I encourage you to give it a try. It is an empowering practice.

If you feel stuck and need support with moving forward, book a free 15-minute Clarity Call or try my 3-session Spring Reset - This is your year to Release and Receive.