 Productive Flourishing dormant energy
coils all winter, then bursts forth—
that’s why it’s called “spring”
With bluebonnets blooming everywhere, Spring has officially arrived here in South Texas. As we enter April (hands down the best month of the year here), I’m feeling this build-up of restless energy. That seasonal change — along with some personal changes, including a milestone birthday this year — has me in the midst of a “crisis.” Not as in “something bad that’s happened” but as in “turning point” or “point of decision.” That energy has had me, over the past couple of weeks, really considering… well… everything. Small stuff, like: do I switch my morning coffee for green tea? Obvious stuff, like: do I switch my walks from evening to morning now? (Yes! I always make this change as the weather warms, and switch back the other half of the year.) And bigger stuff, like: is my daily haiku practice still serving me as a creative outlet, or is it getting in the way of me working on another creative project I’d rather be doing? Or: as more and more of Mom’s caregiving is taken over by the professionals, what is my role? And what does that mean in terms of how I spend that found time? What No Longer Serves?The core questions I’m asking myself as I consider all of these changes to habits / practices / identities / beliefs / goals / projects / possessions / relationships: Read more here... » 
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