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Preparing for a spring break: Perspectives Patagonia

I just returned from a wonderful hiking trip in the mountains of Patagonia, Chile. This was my first experience of being so far below the equator. We briefly lost one day, when we focused our map by the sun, not realizing the sun due south not north to south. Sundials America South of hours in the opposite direction because the sun moves in the opposite direction during the day! Later, he also told me that the moon, I was looking backwards to how I usually see in Pennsylvania! It totally boggled my mind. It was all in complete humility to realize that same position of the planets in the universe is only a matter of point of view.

Then back home, I had the disconcerting experience of standing on the plan in the fall with the trees turning to gold and red and disembarking into a full blown, cherry blossoms in spring. I felt totally unprepared for the explosion outward Energy and totally overwhelmed by the amount of spring cleaning inside and outside who lied to me. I realized that I was physically "Spin Cycle", perhaps the most popular approach, and evil of our culture to change.

In his book, The Seasons of Change: Using Nature's Wisdom to the growth of the high life and low inevitable, Carol McClelland Ph.D. provides a transition module based the example of nature. In short, a smooth journey through mirrors changes in the life cycle of the seasons.

- Fall is the time to recognize that change is near, get help, and create a refuge.
- Winter is the time to retreat, reflect, and renew with our authentic self.
- Late winter is the time to rewrite our history, erase the old and create a plan for the future.
- Spring is the season to get to work and the birth of the new.
- And summer is the time for the maturation of our work and celebrate our harvest.

The "Spin Cycle" occurs when you skip winter entirely and move directly from autumn to spring. In modern society we are called to always be on top of our game, productive and creative. Often with a change of career, we feel the need requires that we immediately jump into a new job. After an illness, its time to get right away to take care of our responsibilities, too much time was lost. There is no time to wallow in grief and loss, we just need to continue. Or after a relationship, we look forward find a new partner to fill the emotional void and social development. The problem is that the spin cycle just repeats itself endlessly. The new job or relationship is just as unsatisfactory as the last. The underlying pain persists because she never had time to process. The disease recurs because the body was not allowed to recover. Jumping immediately into the old the new, without sufficient time for centering and renewal, we just spin in a usual infinite model. We never have the chance to discover the success of the summer and instead we constantly find exactly where we started.

The process of winterizing is usually ignored in our culture, but ironically, it is essential to inspire productivity and creativity so we highly value. Without the renewal process of the winter, we can never experience the rich harvest summer. As a life coach helping people in transition, it is often my job to help them create and honor the time and space for reflection and renewal.

It was fascinating, traveling south to the northern hemisphere, the experienced seasonal jump of the spin cycle. Once I found my trouble driving right down in the spring, I realized I just need a little rainy. So before I rushed to life as usual, I took the time to log my trip, catch a well deserved rest from the long journey, and share my experiences with close friends. Because I was aware of the change of seasons and was familiar with the advantages of the rainy season, I could feel what was off balance and easily remedied. Back from vacation is not a glorious major transition that requires a deep healing and treatment. Thus, after only two days of winter grade, I was ready to out the door, fully embrace the glorious spring and take down and dirty in my garden.

Understanding the seasons change allows processes with consciousness that life throws at you. It honors where we stood, and auto centers before taking the next step. Nature knows the way, and we need only to observe and learn from his wisdom.

About the Author

Karin Marcus, Certified Life Coach / Retreat Leader
"Let the beauty of what you love, be what you do" Rumi
Karin@Steppingoutcoaching.com 610-667-5247
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