The moment it starts to warm, it feels like we go from the slower flow of winter to full throttle–which can be jarring on all levels. It is easy to confuse the forward movement of spring with doing more. 

Spring unfolds and unfurls like the gracefulness of a fern frond. The wisdom of spring knows that this can’t be rushed. If we jumped in and started rushing the fern’s unfolding, we would cause significant harm or even destroy it.

Creation can not be rushed.

If you already feel the pull of schedules and a plate getting full, I have a different invitation for you. It is the true invitation of spring. 

Creativity requires space. It unfolds. If we look closely at the natural world, there is an unfolding, a divine order to things. 

Without space for our creations to fold, they remain at the surface level. The depth is missing–true beauty, the type that moves us deeply–is not revealed. This leads us to never feel satiated as the creator or one observing a creation. The words I’m writing now take time to unfold onto this page—I’ve sat with them, noticed how they land, and feel if there is truth to them. 

Sometimes, creation flows, but often we are invited to sit with, observe, hold space for, and even surrender to parts of ourselves that constrict. And this all takes time. 

So during spring, as life emerges, it is beckoning us to create AND allow the unfolding. I invite you to hold space for its unfolding, particularly as you create your schedule. Pause before adding something to your doing. Is it really necessary, or is it clutter? 

People spring clean for a reason. When we declutter, we create space for the unfolding of the next turn of the wheel of life. This external decluttering can support the decluttering of the mind and spirit. We can also declutter our schedules and our children’s schedules. 

More is not better; without the nourishment of depth and space, we end up not being satiated and wanting more.

So, I invite you to join me in the counterculture move of aligning with the true rhythm of spring, its unfolding, and allowing yourself to unfurl into the life you are creating. Let’s not get overly busy–and create space to declutter both internally and externally. More is not better; without the nourishment of depth and space, we end up not being satiated and wanting more.

Those of you who know me well are laughing at me right now, as I tend to heap so much on my plate that it spills over–but I’m going to try my best!

With so much love for each of you.

Kathleen