Signs of Spring

Which ones have you seen lately? 

My first harbingers of spring are usually the birds. On February 12, I saw and heard my first red-wing blackbirds. These songbirds are so apparent with their call (“come-for-tea”) and bright red wings. They usually arrive in a flock so it’s hard to miss them. 

The most important factor in noticing them is to be out in nature. Got a bird feeder? They’ll arrive there. Live near water? Blackbirds or other newly-arriving flocks can be found in a tree overlooking a stream, river, or lake. 

Call to them. Repeat their song and they’ll respond to you. I love doing this as I walk past a tree that they’re sitting in. I feel as though we’re friends. 

Another sign I noticed is magpies with twigs or grasses in their beaks. I don’t see where they’re landing and yet I know there will be squawking in a few months from babies demanding (in no...

December 2019

Well, this is the last blog of 2019 and the last one of this decade. What an amazing year it’s been. Thank you for your support and encouragement as I step into the world of wellness coaching. I am committed to listen and help you explore your paths to health, to create pathways to release the aches and pains, and to make more energy available every day. Build a solid, healthy foundation in your internal, physical, and natural worlds. Now that sounds like a Challenge for the New Decade.

How Do You Spread Joy? was the theme of the December Meet-Up that I lead here in Bozeman. We all shared examples of how joy manifests in our lives. A few ways that were mentioned is to admire the lights that people put up in their neighborhoods, create “Santa and reindeer footprints in ‘ashes’ on the floor in front of the fireplace,” give a plate of cookies to elderly neighbors, send a letter to someone to let them know you’re thinking of them,...