Well, I know it’s not exactly spring but the days are getting longer, and I can feel the energy rising.

It’s great to be running again after all that snow. There’s an awful lot of water around but according to Traditional Chinese Medicine winter is associated with water, cold, the colour black and the kidney element. It’s important for us to restore our kidney qi by resisting overwork and stimulation. It never ceases to amaze me how nothing has really changed since those wise sages wrote the ancient texts thousands of years ago.

However, after all that snow, it’s a joy to see the green shoots of spring flowers and to hear the birds singing. I’m really looking forward to the first snowdrops & early daffodils.

As I become energised by more daylight and signs of spring, I can feel the urge to clean, tidy and move forward. Of course, letting go of l clutter is important at a mental & emotional level as well as practically and physically.

So, even if the winter is not really over I am looking forward to Spring and achieving new goals…..