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Mid-Spring: Observations and Insights
A camellia falls / spilling out / yesterday’s rain
~ Moritake
You may have been noticing for a while that the calendar is becoming less reliable as an indicator of what’s happening with seasonal energy. For example, while the calendar tells us it’s mid-Spring in the northern hemisphere, the feeling of Summer is coming on strong.
Putting that awareness aside for a moment, I want to share with you what I’ve been observing as we find ourselves at the peak of Spring energy.
Liver/Gallbladder and Lungs at Mid-Spring
People who have a balanced Liver/Gallbladder have lots of energy at mid-Spring, a time when the ‘get-up-and-go’ energy is in the air and pulsing through our bodies.
If the Liver/Gallbladder needs a ‘tune-up,’ you may be feeling a lack of energy—like a car with spark plugs that can’t get things moving.
On top of Liver/Gallbladder symptoms, many of us are having Lung issues like hay fever, allergies, and dry skin because the Lungs are low in energy now.
Oriental Medicine can help relieve symptoms by balancing your energy so you can start feeling better now. And now is the time to build-up the Heart/Kidneys in preparation for the health challenges a body experiences in Summer. Summer is also the time to rebuild Lung energy—take advantage of the opportunity.
Maintaining a Healthy Relationship With The Internet
”… humility counts at least as much as utility.”
~ Meher Baba
There are so many moving parts in our lives these days; all of the traditional ones like: maintaing one’s health, home and happiness—along with a myriad other things.
On top of that, we have to ‘Ride The (Internet) Tiger: enjoying its thrills while accepting that you’ll get thrown off from time to time : /
If you opened our recent newsletter, you may have noticed, we fell off the ‘Tiger’—again : (
Riding The Tiger
“Ride the Tiger” is a Tai Chi metaphor that teaches how challenging it is to always be in control, and to accept the lessons that come when you inevitably get thrown off.
‘Ride The Tiger’ is also a way to practice balance, to learn how to fall off less frequently, and with fewer bruises and bites ... as you ride through life.
“When he makes a mistake, he realizes it.
Having realized it, he admits it.
Having admitted it, he corrects it.
Why did the ancient Masters esteem the Tao?
Because, being one with the Tao,
when you seek, you find;
and when you make a mistake, you are forgiven.
That is why everybody loves it.”
~ Lao Tzu
Establishing and maintaining the health of your Internet software is somewhat like maintaining the health of your body.
When everything is working fine—with your body and your Internet software—not much attention is needed; but when you start doing things you’re not familiar with unexpected things can—and do—happen.
Getting Our File System on a Diet
We made some changes to our newsletter software and did not pay close enough attention to a software ‘health’ problem that gradually built up: an obese file folder.
Given that it’s Spring, a time of year when an unbalanced Gallbladder is prone to flare-ups, you could say our newsletter had a digital ‘Gallbladder attack’.
As with many ‘health’ problems, we should have paid closer attention when the ‘symptoms’ first arose with our previous newsletter.
With this second ‘flare-up,’ we realized our newsletter’s health was at risk … so we conducted a thorough examination and got rid of all of that file fat and put in place safeguards to make sure this does not happen again.
So, once again, please accept our apology for the confusion.
P.S. For those of you who are interested, we’ll be resending the ‘healthy’ version of the newsletter out again next week ... which includes a video you might find interesting : )
As always ... wishing you the best of health and well-being ...
Kitty & Michael
Jumping Into Spring
It’s Spring, we know it by what we see and feel around us. The feeling of Spring typically is one of excitement, with the return of the light and the promise of Summer.
There’s another level of Spring ‘feeling’ to be aware of too: The feeling of how you feel in your body as Spring energy builds.
(Click on this image for a delightful
animation.)
Feeling Jumpy
On tips of branches
Buds burst with tiny flowers,
Spring is here!
- Lao Xian
With the arrival of Spring lots of people are jumping-with-joy; but there’s another kind of ‘jumpiness’ that comes with the arrival of Spring. That’s the feeling of restlessness and ‘jumpiness’ that can affect your health in the form of restless leg, insomnia and other Liver-related discomforts.
It starts with the surge of Spring or ‘Liver’ energy.
Some people are predisposed to this ‘nervy’ or ‘jumpy’ discomfort, and in Spring it gets worse. Others of us start to feel the ‘jumpy’ energy of Spring as a hyper-energetic feeling that gets us into the garden, taking trips, going out for a run, planning projects, or just getting up and going.
How that burst of energy makes you feel depends on the health of your nervous system, which is affected by the Liver—the most dynamic organ in Spring.
Don’t Get Overwhelmed
So if you’re feeling jumpy, clogged up, or generally out of sorts and haven’t tried Oriental Medicine up until now, it’s something to consider. And keep in mind that how you treat your Liver in Spring plays a great role in how comfortable you’re going to feel in your body.