Just quarantine and chill!

BY GARCIA AKUA

Love & Light Family!

I hope you all are doing well, adjusting to the daily changes going on around us.  All around the world we are witnessing quarantines and lockdowns.  Schools have been closed along with many businesses. It is indeed a time of great uncertainty and instability.  However, if we look carefully, we can find the silver lining, there is always something to be thankful for.

Like always, let’s look to the cosmos to see what story the stars are telling us.  Well, I am happy to say there is good news! We have recently welcomed a cosmic new year with the beginning of spring.  Despite the doom and gloom, nature is calling us to bloom! Spring is the season of renewal.  It is when we witness the transformation of life. The trees begin to bud new leaves, the birds start to return, life is happening. Spring reminds us to plant new seeds, it is the time for new beginnings.

Speaking of new beginnings, we also have a beautiful New Moon in Aries to be grateful for.  As we have discussed in my previous articles, New Moons are times to set new intentions. It is a time to reflect and set goals. The New Moon March 23^rd was in the sign of Aries.  This means the Moon is positioned in the zodiac constellation that represents Aries. Aries is the sign of self and sometimes likened to a child or head as it is the 1^st sign of the zodiac. Ruled by the planet Mars, its qualities are ambition, aggression, and fire as Mars is the planet of war.  Its element is fire, which helps one to ignite one’s ideas and dreams.

So, what does all of that have to do with good news in these hard times? The good news is we all have the opportunity to finally slow down and do some self-work.  We have the opportunity to spend quality time with our family, especially our children.  While outside may speak fear, nature is speaking life.  We can set goals to bring more life, more love and more balance into our lives right now. We also have the time to begin to apply these goals without the pressures and distractions from work.

We have been provided with the time to really get to know ourselves. You have the time to truly think about what makes you happy and what you need to let go or improve.  Don’t like your job? You have time to complete your resume and find a new job, and you can start to looker deeper.  Why don’t you like the job? Is it aligned with your purpose? Are you feeling fulfilled or drained from it?  You can apply this self-work and other work to various situations in your life. Then you can set new goals that are more aligned with who you truly are.

The truth is this virus is scary.  Staying inside will help us all stay safe.  Let’s use this time to the best of our advantage.  Aries is the child; reconnect with your inner child.  Watch childhood shows, have some indoor fun, get creative.  Spend some quality time with your children. We spend so much time working; this is a chance to take care of yourself.  The universe is saying this is a time to take care of your needs without distraction.  Just as the moon and other planets go through different phases, so do we.

An ancient Egyptian phrase reminds us of this, ‘As above, so below.’ This too shall pass.  We are transitioning into a new time. Cherish this time we have now.  Life will return as the message of spring speaks to us.  So, don’t worry about what you cannot control.  Set new goals for the new life you want to live after all of this.  Do your spring-cleaning, plant your seeds and just quarantine and chill!