“March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb,” says the old saying applicable to many places where it is now spring. We are not ruled by climate, and can choose gentleness at every point in the year.
How can you practice gentleness today?
Holi
Holi is a Hindu festival celebrated at the beginning of spring. It is known as the festival of colors. It is a day for merriment and laughter, and also for the repair of broken relationships.
How can you repair a broken relationship today?
Palm Sunday
In the Christian Scriptures, Palm Sunday celebrates the return of Jesus to Jerusalem. The people, it is said, laid palm fronds before him, and it is the beginning of the holiest week of the Christian calendar.
What do you need to welcome the return of in your life?
Pesach
The Jewish holiday of Passover commemorates the liberation of the ancient Hebrew people from slavery. The story is retold to inspire compassion, to remember and honor ancestors, and to share a common history.
How can you be inspired to show compassion today?
Seedling
Each spring, I plant seeds and prepare them for my garden. We tend them carefully–keeping them warm and watered–and watch them sprout with amazement. And then, we tenderly and lovingly carry them to the garden.
What is sprouting in your spirit right now? How will you care for it as it grows?