Oh happy spring!

While experiencing change, are you able to consider the “re-birth” process?

Oh happy spring! With the entry of spring comes the renewal of hope; the process of “re-birth”. For us, “re-birth” consists of changes that can take place in many different ways, shapes and forms but the one constant is that change is inevitable and will occur for all of us.

At times, change can be difficult, challenging and overwhelming especially when it is unexpected or does not have the result we would like.

Part of our reaction towards change comes from fear—fear of the unknown and fear of what is to come.

One such example of this is taking place in my front yard where we have a rhododendron bush that has looked as though it was dying for the past several months. When we expected to see renewal, we saw sadness…where we expected to see life, we saw deterioration.

Worried about what we were seeing, my husband and I turned to the internet for answers to try and figure out why this was happening. After some searching, we reached the conclusion that the bush had been infiltrated by a fungus of sorts that was in fact destroying the bush from its strength and resiliently…or so we thought. After discovering what was happening to the bush, we decided to wait the process out, knowing it had strong roots and the power to restore.

Life is resurfacing, new beginnings are developing. Beautiful to see, this bush is now showing new green and buds awakening from the strength within.

While we are not bushes in the yard facing fungus and such, we are beings experiencing changes within and throughout our existence. Like the bush, we all have the ability to be reborn and renewed. Sometimes however, in order for us to move forward, we need to be willing to let go and allow for parts of us that no longer serve our highest good to wither away, making room for the new wonderful changes that await…just beyond our reach.

Making changes can be scary and can create fear. The angels say there is nothing to fear. Fear will keep you in a place of confusion. They ask for you to trust the changes as they come. Trust the process of experiencing change. It is for your highest good, for all of our highest good.

Blessings to you,
Margaret Rivera, MM ALC©