Written by acupuncturist Lauren Smith

Lately I’ve been feeling stuck. There’s a lot to feel stuck about. Covid is still kicking around, it’s cold and still generally crappy out, and even on the warm days it’s too muddy to do much outside. There is a frustration, a whirling that I can feel in my chest, a desire to Do Something that I haven’t found a use for yet.

I know I’m not alone in this, but it can feel hard to talk about.

To be ‘out there’ for a moment, this makes sense with the change of season that is impending - Spring. The world is starting to subtly make the changeover (at least here in the Northeast), from frozen to thawed.

The animals that are hibernating will start to stretch their bones, crocuses will soon start to emerge, and the woodlands will come alive with the songs of frogs, birds and (regrettably) insects as they continue where they left off last year. We have that in common with these beings that are in hibernation - we were in hibernation for the last several months too. This shift in energy is very real within us all, and soon we all emerge. So keep this in mind as we leave behind the colder months - we’re all getting ready to sprout, grow and blossom.

And if that’s not a thing to look forward to, I don’t know what is.