Quiet Strength is Rising

Janet MacPherson Moller
1 day ago
2 min read

At times like these when life on the surface is stormy, inhospitable, and seemingly uncaring, we can turn to the quiet warmth, strong and unbending, that is beginning to grow deep within.

I've been taking to the woods lately. Enjoying the snow and the peace and quiet of nature that this time of year brings. The first days of spring are just around the corner and I'm excited for the new growth and opportunities that I can feel building within and all around me.

One of the foundations of my life that keeps me sane when chaos reigns is opening to how the beauty and presence of the land is interwoven and moving through my own life. Perhaps you do this, too.

We've entered into a time of perceptible beginnings. Imbolc has arrived.

This season of quiet warmth can now be felt as it starts to rise in the land around us; the time when the seeds that have been laying deep in the dark soil are quickened by the ever-so-subtle pale yellow rays of the young Sun.

This warmth deep beneath the blanket of white snow promises new life.

The young Sun. Imbolc has arrived.

Our lives reflect the same warmth of Imbolc deep within. This quiet strength that's growing within us can be felt, especially when we become still and allow our mind to settle and rest. New ideas. New perceptions. New potentials. All are quietly rising into our awareness; not demanding, but just as the quickening seed deep in the ground awakens, they, too are quietly confident in their becoming.

This isn't a time of bravado, but a time of calm embodiment that says, "This is what I'm choosing."

How is this warmth rising in you?

This isn't a fire that burns quickly and without discernment like a rage (which is a perfectly understandable response to these times), but rather an ember with an unstoppable strength of endurance and hope, powerful in its persistence and confident becoming.

What brings hope is that this quiet ember is something alive within us, too. It's not only happening outside of us. We share this same quiet warmth with the land, for what is present within the land is present within us. This ancient wisdom is vital for us to remember and to embrace.

There is an infinite source of strength, inspiration, and nourishment available to us when we live from this place of awareness and respect for the land.

When we fully embrace this understanding, we can draw upon the strength it offers and become unstoppable just as the seed that is quickening innately knows to keep going, to not give up.

Join me in grounding into your body's awareness of the subtle power that is growing within you. Tune into how this unstoppable strength is awakening deep within you just as what lies deep within the Earth beneath the blanket of snow is quietly growing. This is what will carry us now.

Balance action with stillness so you can stay connected to and draw from Earth's power and resilience.

Align with the rising force of the young Sun and the quiet warmth of Imbolc and the arrival of Spring!