What’s under the surface ready to emerge? A writing exercise.

What’s under the surface of your being ready to emerge?

As we’re starting to feel the whispers of spring, there’s a subtle vibration under the soil as the seeds and bulbs are starting to show their new buds. One thing that I love about living in Wisconsin is that we experience all of the seasons, and the changes outside give inspiration and anchoring for the rhythm and flow of work and life.

Here’s a recent piece that I wrote and a journalling prompt to help you align with the coming of spring.

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I look outside

The snow is melting, revealing the brown plants and grass

The land looks naked and vulnerable

I feel the vibrations of spring under the surface of the Earth

The seeds are opening ready to emerge

The new baby plants so tender, sweet and new

As they reach for the sun, they ask…

Are we really ready for this?

It’s so cozy here underground

As the plants reawaken, so do the animals

Bear opens his eyes, 

Slowly, he stretches and moves 

His paws falling to meet the surface of the ground

Bear is hungry and thirsty and wants to see the sun

The rays of light shine through the cracks of his cave

He follows the streams of brightness

His eyes squint and adjust to the daylight shining on his face

Wow, he forgot how glorious it is out here!

Looking across the landscape it’s all so familiar

This land is his home

He remembers 

Yet there’s also something about it that’s different that’s new.

There’s energy and excitement that he’s never had before

The anticipation to see what may pop up through the Earth

What flowers will bloom this year?

A yearning for new life

He wanders over and finds his favorite rock. 

Oh how he’s missed this big beautiful mineral being under the ancient oak

He sits on it, looks out, and absorbs the landscape with all of his senses

He takes it in

the sounds, the sensations, the smells, the tastes. 

Feeling into the oneness

We’re all connected

We are nature

We are the bear, the rocks, and the seeds underground

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What seeds are opening inside of you waiting to emerge?

What rays of light are calling you out of the cave?

In the anticipation, the yearning, the hunger that comes with spring, what projects, ideas, and new life do you want to cultivate?

I encourage you to take 10-15 minutes to sit with, breathe, and write in response to these questions. Let the thoughts and words flow out of your pen and onto the page even if it may not make sense at first.

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I’d love to hear what came up for you in this exercise. Connect via email cori@corihallcoaching.com

Are you looking for nurturing for your new seeds? Are you looking for support to help your landscape reawaken?

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