Seasons

This is a wonderful time in the Northern Hemisphere to practice mindfulness in Nature. My own self-awareness of the practice began in Spring decades ago. Simply marking the progress of growing vegetation on your daily walks is a good start. Pick a lawn, a tree or even a sprouting weed. Adopt it. Check in with it every day as you pass by for as long as you can. You will learn something from what you see if you really pay attention.

Appreciation of life, all life, is key to humanist practice. Paying attention to seasonal changes helps you to understand that you yourself are a growing and constantly changing organism. Deep appreciation and acceptance of this can produce a certain amount of fear initially and eventually an energizing motivation to care for yourself and life around you in a more attentive way.