Spring into Summer

It's been lovely sunny weather here and I've been loving the fact that we can look up once more and see the sun after all the snow we've had this last winter. The daffodils are all gone over now here and I'm looking forward to seeing the summer bedding plants in bloom now. Summer's definitely coming!

It's interesting, isn't it, how people's faces and demeanours seem to change with the seasons and the weather? When I wandered round a local market recently, people were looking happier, smiling at each other and there seemed to be an all-round general atmosphere of cheer. Of course this could be helped by the fact that, here in England at least, we have a couple of weeks of bank holidays right now and another one due at the end of May! ;~}

And you'd think that moving forward into the lovely summer months would make most people happy. But sometimes that's just not the case. It's like life; we ask for the things we want and when they're knocking at our door it can sometimes feel like just a step too far to actually let them in. Sometimes having the things we want means that we have to change in some way. Maybe there's something to live up to, maybe it means a change of address or job or social circle. And who would we be without our old familiar ways to rely on?

Most of us have goals, dreams or ambitions we'd like to see fulfilled but are we really ready for them? Can you actually see yourself doing or having what you'd like to achieve? And if you can, does that picture fill you with excitement or fear? Think about it... There may be many reasons for delaying leaving your job or taking that trip.

And if you know what's holding you back (or even if you don't) one way of tackling the problem is to simply ask. Sounds crazy right? But how do you know it won't work until you try it?

Just for now, try and put your dream 'on the back burner' as it were. Enjoy the waiting for it to happen as you get on with whatever else you have to do in your life. While you're doing this, ask the universe (or whatever you believe in) to help you lose the fear you've attached to achieving this dream. Then go with the flow. If you feel an impulse to do something or call someone, check with your common sense, and if it feels right, then do it. It may be your dream knocking at the door, waiting to be let in.

If you feel stuck or need help achieving your dreams there are many good life coaches out there, or you could try reading 'Releasing Your Blocks and Achieving Your Dreams' to help you find out where you're blocking yourself.

If a workshop sounds more your sort of thing, there's always the 'Spring into Summer' workshop taking place here at Rainbows in Beverley, East Yorkshire this coming Saturday. Click on the link to go to the web site and see more then contact me if you'd like to join us.

Will you be 'springing into summer' this year?