This is the first winter in a while that I've spent in a 4 season climate & with the energy of winter lingering more strongly in January and February, I'm just now feeling that shifting & percolating of fresh energy and growth below the surface. Can you feel it brewing?
As I reflect on 2025 and the couple years prior, it's eye opening to see how much has shifted. Not only did I hop coasts and return back east after almost a decade on the west coast, but every area of life has required a major dose of surrender beyond what I've experienced in the past.
Funny enough, in the midest of change and grieving about a year ago, my soul nudged me to return to the woods of Alachua, Florida, where I spent time on the grounds of The Temple of the Universe. The story of how this temple was built is shared in one of my favorite books, The Surrender Experiment.
The woods and hiking trails in north florida were a comfort and support as I navigated change and next steps. Nature has always been my favorite dose of medicine. The trees are in constant surrender, yet remain steady. I konw I'm not alone in navigating change in this past cycle - it seems almost everyone is experiecing some big shifts. Surrender seems like a simple concept, but true surrender takes courage, faith and trust.
We're all students of life, living in one big surrender experiment. It's become clear now more than ever, that whatever surrender phase you're currently moving through, we're being asked to look within and navigate life with our own internal compass - to trust our hearts even more.