A country lane,
The hedgerow filled with birdsong;
What do they know?

Yesterday, as I took my morning walk, it was so cold I had to wear my hat, and my gloves.  The cold didn’t seem to bother the birds in the hedgerows though.

The Spring Equinox falls today, Thursday 20th March.  It signifies that both day and night are of equal length and it is sometimes seen as the first day of spring, although if the ancient calendar is followed then spring began at the start of February.  Confused?  Yes, the cyclical seasons have certainly changed since ancient times!  And so have we, with all our technology!

However, let’s not get bogged down in technology but instead think about why the ancients celebrated this day!  Day and night are of equal length, so light and dark are balanced.  We can also imagine that the inner and outer worlds are stable, that is, the conscious and the unconscious realms.  What about looking forward and backward with a balanced view?

What a great opportunity to celebrate and think of these things before summer activities take over our frenetic lives.

Ashley