The earthworm has five hearts
The earthworm has five hearts.
Tag: spring
Stillness 3-20
spring comes around again so set yourself free – you don’t lose the past by embracing it and letting it be.
Happiness 3-25
spilling way over – pushing the boundaries – in enthusiasm
Happiness 3-23
breathing the fresh sweetness of spring snow on birches
Happiness 4-4
a conversation with spring
Happiness 4-2
cheerfully finding shelter from spring snow showers
Happiness 2-2
arriving way too early for the meeting
Happiness 12-18
left high and dry with little to say
Happiness 3-30
laughing at the spring snow.
Happiness 2-4
a conversation with spring.
Happiness 4-25
basking in the spring sunshine; gently guiding the herd of goats; draped in an antique fringed shawl.
Happiness 4-21
light from behind the screen; returning the favor; dancing in the spring sunshine.
WriteSpa #55 – Golden Rabbits, St. Brigid, Imbolc, and Groundhogs
WriteSpa – An Oasis for Writers
February 2 is a turning point. The new moon falls halfway between the winter solstice and spring equinox. In Celtic history this festival was known as Imbolc; the Christians changed it to Candlemas, and the Irish celebrate it as St. Brigid’s Day. Imbolc signifies pregnancy and spring, and is honored with fire, foretelling, and remembering through storytelling. The day is also used to assess what the weather is going to be like in the coming weeks till spring.
This year, the new moon is also the first day of the 4708th Chinese New Year. This is going to be the Year of the Golden Rabbit. Why golden? It’s not actually golden, but metal. There are twelve Chinese year animal signs, but there are also five elements that each of these animals circle through (wood, fire, earth, metal, water). Each animal goes through an annual cycle of these five elements, in two forms – one yin and one yang. This means that a complete cycle is sixty years – and the last one we encountered was in 1951. […]