Soul Medicine for the February Doldrums

February is the time of winter when so many of us experience the doldrums, combined with a bit of spring fever.

When you just want to crawl back into bed and wake up when spring is in glorious bloom. 

I’ve been having some of those days myself lately. And I know how it can lead to a lot of negative self-talk. 

The pull to retreat from the world until spring can ratchet up anxiety, affect your self-confidence and cause you to disconnect from loved ones.

It can even cause you to disconnect from yourself and your vision for your future, and we certainly don’t want that for ourselves. 

Yet, these days happen. So I encourage you to consider how they contain a truly beautiful invitation.

It’s the invitation to feel into what you envision experiencing in the coming spring.

The visual beauty of colorful flowers. The Sun’s delicious warmth on your bare skin. The fragrance of moist soil and spring rains. The sound of courting birds and flowing water. The taste of fresh-from-the-garden fruits and veggies.

Maybe you’re envisioning creating a new garden, or expanding upon the ones you have. And enjoying an abundance of sacred, healing moments in that space. 

Your sacred connection with nature is guiding you to trust that this time of doldrums will pass. That the time you’re yearning for is coming. 

Imagine how Mother Earth is speaking to you, reassuring you that you’ll experience all of this just as you envision. Feel into the deep knowing this trust contains. 

Leaning into your great love for nature — when you’re in the doldrums or anytime — strengthens your faith, trust and hope for the future.

This isn’t just a fluffy exercise about “thinking spring.”

It’s about feeling into the future that you seek to experience. And it’s something that benefits every aspect of your life.

Mother Earth is offering to help you experience today the deliciousness of your vision for the future. 

So, if you’re in the February doldrums, lean into Mother Earth’s embrace. She’ll reawaken your faith that the change you seek is coming, and she’ll deepen trust in your ability to manifest your beautiful vision of the future.