As I have previously mentioned, I struggle with feeling blue in the winter. I lack motivation and have little pep in my step. But much of nature winds down in the cold dark months. In my area the winter was unseasonably warm and rainy. Gray days combined with short ones made for quite the slog.
Now however we are in the month of March, past the official first day of spring. I have been enjoying watching the world resurrect itself. The first flowers have broken the soil, the birds are active again, and the spring peepers are singing.
I am coming alive again bit by bit too. I’m in a bit of a relapse in my awakening because I am overcoming illness, but very little in life is linear. In general, in the past few weeks, I have taken on some organizational projects in my home and am pouring more energy into creative projects again. For example I know this is the first blog post I have written in almost a year.
So, in addition to my seasonal reawakening I think I am experiencing a reawakening of my creative passions. I am working more on my Etsy shop creating and marketing and I have seen a pay off for my efforts.
I am also realizing that I have a mostly untapped passion for writing. I want to rectify that. I entered a short story contest and am curious to see what will come of it. I am going to try to write blog posts more often too. The biggest thing is that I have begun writing a novel that has been on my heart for years now.
Here’s a link to my short story in case you are curious: https://blog.reedsy.com/short-story/nwumef/
I am excited and curious to see where my pursuits lead me!