The Body Is Your Doorway Into Now

The Body Is Your Doorway Into Now
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Nancy Colier
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It’s May, and that means spring is bursting forth: Flowers are blooming, days are growing longer, and our skin is welcoming the sunlight. For many of us, spring is when we feel lighter, brighter, and more hopeful. It’s a remarkable season to be alive, and birth, rebirth, growth, warmth, and beauty abound. Now is when nature awakens, and we—as part of nature—can also awaken to what’s here and what’s possible.

As spring blossoms, we tuck away our coats, shake off our homebound hibernation, and remember that we have a body made to move. Sometimes we don’t exactly appreciate the body that’s revealed as hoodies give way to T-shirts, but here it is, keeping us alive regardless of the season.

Nancy Colier
Nancy Colier
Nancy Colier is a psychotherapist, interfaith minister, thought leader, public speaker, and the author of "Can't Stop Thinking: How to Let Go of Anxiety and Free Yourself from Obsessive Rumination,” “The Power of Off,” and the recently released “The Emotionally Exhausted Woman: Why You’re Depleted and How to Get What You Need” (November, 2022.)
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