There You Go: Preparing Yourself for the Season of Fall
You are going,
and I am here,
helping you balance
and then letting you go
like a father
launching his child forward
as she learns to ride a bicycle,
“There you go.”
Insects Awaken
We’re in the solar term 驚蟄 jīngzhé, when insects awaken as thunder strikes the earth, and I’m as shaken and disoriented as those recently hibernating critters today by Daylight Savings Time (ugh, self-imposed jet lag when we haven’t even traveled anywhere) but I wanted to mention here that in a few weeks I’m doing an event for the next solar term 春分 chūnfēn, the spring divide, aka the vernal equinox.
Details here: https://www.manzanitawellness.com/workshops
Start of Autumn
Today is the beginning of fall, 立秋 lìqiū by the Chinese agricultural calendar.
Start of Spring
Today is 立春, lìchūn, the Beginning of Spring by the lunar calendar. Interestingly, the Spring Festival, AKA Chinese New Year, does not begin for another 12 days. It starts on February 16 this year, and traditionally lasts 15 days.
Start of Summer
Yesterday was the solar term 立夏 lì xìa, the beginning of summer. I lost my first patient on this day three years ago. Exactly one year later, we lost my partner's maternal grandfather.