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Embracing Spring<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n

After an extended few months of dormancy I am finally about to begin embracing Spring. This year the winter feels to have dragged and dragged with the rain damping the mood of most days. Even me, who has encouraged us all to embrace the process of wintering<\/a> has struggled recently and I feel permanently stuck indoors. The weight, or rather ease, of all the indoor chores seem to squish me into place as I gaze outside upon the dreary, grey world. Those happy hormones of mine have been calling out for sunshine, blooms of flowers and the buzz of happy bees.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n

It is rather hard to find the motivation when all you are faced with at the moment are vegetable plants struggling to grow, sparse flowers and the irritating swarming of midges. I do not appreciate how much I am being bitten by the pests, like some sort of punishment for daring to escape from the eternal winter!<\/p>\n\n

I am discovering the only root to survival is to embrace the moments of Spring that is occasionally gifted to us. This looks different across the week, however in general I\u2019m working on getting outside as much as possible.\u00a0In general, the process of breaking any habit based cycle, which would appear to include over-wintering, is patience, self awareness and determination. One thing is for sure, I am determined to start embracing spring, no matter the weather.<\/p>\n\n

Getting outside<\/h3>\n\n

The other weekend I bumped into two neighbours , both of whom said the same thing about life as of late. The conversation with both of them went something like this;<\/p>\n\n

Me: <\/strong>Oh hi!<\/em><\/p>\n\n

Neighbour: <\/strong>Hello! Gosh, it\u2019s been ages since I last saw you. Feels like I haven\u2019t really seen anyone though, I\u2019ve just been keeping inside.<\/em><\/p>\n\n

Me: <\/strong>Me too. It\u2019s the rain.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n\n

Neighbour: <\/strong>Tell me about it. I\u2019m fed up of it, absolutely fed up of it.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n\n

Me: <\/strong>*Nods in agreement*<\/em>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n

This conversation has happened several times since. Everyone seems fed up and everyone seems to be feeling the loneliness of not seeing people within their community. It is important we get outside, even in the less than ideal weather – as I\u2019ve spoken about before<\/a> – yet I know it is easy to forget. I speak from experience here, my passion for heading outside in the run up to winter has certainly been dampened during the exit of it.\u00a0Both figuratively and literally.<\/p>\n\n

It is time for me, and you, to look after ourselves and purposefully inject the joy that comes with being outside. Getting outside not only makes us feel better but it has been shown to improve our creativity. This means our problem solving, creative thinking, meal planning and the like will all get better for doing this regularly.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n

Walk with purpose<\/h3>\n\n

In a previous blog post I provided you with five top tips for getting outside each day<\/a> I would encourage you to have a read and see if it inspires you. If you\u2019re still left feeling a bit flat then you should definitely continue reading on.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n

I have met many people who can\u2019t go on a walk for walking sake. They need a sort of reward for their walk, whether that\u2019s a nice view, an item from a shop, or a drink at a nice pub at the other end of it. Once I spoke to someone who bought a dog purely so they could have purpose in their walks.<\/p>\n\n

This activity is for all of you who need that purpose, it is for all of you who want to begin spotting the little things, and it\u2019s for you who want to creatively use their senses to connect to the world around.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n

Embracing Spring Activity Sheet<\/h4>\n\n
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