Alive in March: Rebirth
A new monthly offering featuring seasonal aliveness inspiration
“In March the earth remembers its own name. Everywhere the plates of snow are cracking. The rivers begin to sing.” - Mary Oliver
A Seasonal Attunement:
Greetings, March. Daylight stretches a few minutes more each day, birds offer a tentative song, green shoots burst through the hard ground, and we begin to remember the bliss of the sun’s warmth upon our skin.
An Historical Tidbit:
March was originally the first month of the calendar year until the Romans added January and February as the first and second months around 450 BCE. So it’s no surprise, then, that the month that marks the return of the sun and the first days of spring is the one that actually feels like the beginning of a new year for many of us.
Alive in March:
A few seasonal aliveness offerings for this month:
In body:
Go for a walk in the rain or put on some boots and go puddle jumping.
Open the windows on a sunny day. Breathe the cool air and let it refresh your living space.
In nature:
Take a spring hike or walk in the woods and look closely for early signs of life.
Use a windy day to fly a kite at a local park.
Take a photo each week of the same tree or hillside and watch how it changes throughout the month.
In community:
Attend a maple syrup festival and learn about the time-honored art of syrup making.
Visit a St. Patrick’s Day event or parade and take in the sights and sounds of bagpipes and Irish dancers.
In creativity:
Use pinecones, peanut butter, and seeds (or other materials) to make a DIY bird feeder.
Create a new dish using green seasonal ingredients like asparagus or artichokes.
Sketch or paint your favorite early spring blooms like crocus or daffodils.
In home:
Create an energizing spring playlist to serve as the soundtrack for your spring cleaning.
Plant herbs or start seeds indoors for your spring garden.
Take what’s useful, leave the rest, and let this new month meet you where you are.
-Kristen