Ostara is the ancient European celebration that accompanies the spring equinox. The egg, one of the symbols used at this time of year, represents the whole universe and the possibility that is born again each day.
How can your spirit be filled with possibility today?
Buddhist master Thich Nhat Hanh writes, “We can learn to build safety with our in-breath and our out-breath, with our steps, with the way we act or react, with a smile or a word, with our effort to restore communication.”
Where do you feel most safe? How do you build safety through your spiritual practice?
All people have similarities, but everyone is different. The variations of humanity are myriad and provide our world with beauty and vibrance.
Notice the beautiful differences in humanity today. How can you celebrate those differences?
The Irish began using baking soda to leaven their soft wheat bread in days when hard wheat and yeast were hard to come by. It made use of milk that had gone sour as well. Today, it is a symbol of cultural heritage that is often baked on St. Patrick’s Day.
How do you connect with the stories of your ancestors? How do they nourish your being?
Even in the midst of harshness and death, new life begins. New babies are born. Plants show new growth. Tadpoles hatch from frog eggs in ponds.
Look around you for signs of new life today. Where do you see them?
