Today we celebrate Ostara and the vernal equinox. We welcome Spring and appreciate the balance of life. For me, right now, balance is a big deal. Balance between contemplative and active. Balance between light and dark. Balance between internal and external. Balance.

Being back in the condo (our condo?, my condo?) this week, my primary balance issue is past and present. There is so much shared experience in the condo. My heart aches every time I pick something up. Balancing that, the memories are becoming happier. They aren’t all “remember what I had”, they are more often “remember how much that meant to us.”, “remember how special that day was.” And there was so much that was special and we were so lucky. We were so in love. There is plenty to bring a balance to life. I just need to keep working those muscles.

Ostara is a celebration of the waking of plants and animals from the winter. A new start. A burst of growth. I hope you all take the opportunity to heart and thrive.