Speaking From The Heart

March 2010

The transitional month of March has arrived, guiding us away from winter's snow, ice and chill, and towards the reawakening of nature in the spring. We can take pleasure in living in a climate where the seasons form relatively predictable patterns of behavior. There is comfort in knowing that after the cold blast of northern air tumbles out of sight, it will be replaced with tranquil warm breezes whispering gentleness to the sleepy eyed buds of colorful floral delight.

The nature of relationships is that, like the weather, they are open to change. Our moods and personalities are a reflection of how situations, events and other people impinge upon our lives. During periods of warm, honest caring and soothing nurturence, we feel revived, energetic, and full of purpose, enthusiasm and ambition. A telephone conversation with your daughter or nephew, when you know that they really listened to your outpouring of feelings, plants the seeds for a closer bond and invites compassion and understanding. You feel a lighthearted tenderness and a sense of inner satisfaction that you are an important, loveable, and loving individual. When a friend of longstanding starts "getting on your nerves", the cooling breezes of annoyance cause a rift in the relationship. For a while you dance around each other, offering polite platitudes and searching for ways to take the chill out. Honest self-reflection and a glance at life's bigger picture helps one to realize that nourishing this connection is more significant than the small irritant which you are ruminating over.

Just as the seasons lead one into the other to complete the yearly cycle, so too do our patterns of behavior. What a relief to know that the falling leaves of autumn will eventually be replaced with new healthy green growth; and that the tension and anxiety during the difficult times in a person's life will soften into a greater understanding, acceptance and appreciation of living. There is a sense of change inherent to all growth. Perhaps these March winds will usher in a period of peace, tranquility, and loving beauty for us all. Let us each hold love and kindness close to our heart and feel the warmth!

With Love from Marian Lewek