Daffodils

Centre:

Overcoming difficulties (daffodils),

luck and wealth, rebirth and creativity (eggs),

potential, as you plant so you reap (packet of seeds),

structure and order of life (geometric symbol),

homeland (earth in pots),

tipping into summer (balance),

fertility (rabbits).

Prayer:

May the strength of the daffodil inspire us, may the wisdom of the daffodil inform us, may the presence of the daffodil brighten our days, may the beauty of the daffodil reflect our own beauty. We give gratitude to the daffodil this day and for evermore.

Wear Spring Equinox colours:

- joyful golden yellow or deep royal purple of crocus and merry daffodils, naturally yellow but also in pinks, whites, creams and orange, remind us of what has lain waiting in the ground, the bulbs ready when the time is right to burst forth.

We can bring our own cheer by wearing bright yellows to connect with the exuberant energies of the season.

Be aware of the labels we put on things:

At one celebration Martin told us that "to me the English language isn't poetic enough to describe the daffodil."

Lus an chrom chin an Irish (and Scottish, I think) translation into golden headed lighted one, name for the flower.

In England they are often called Lent Lilies and in Welsh Peter's Leeks.

Consider what you have put a label to.

Does it really describe the object, situation, person, event?

Colouring is the new meditation. Yellow is optimistic, cheerful and happy. Focus these values as you colour colour into your life.

Hidden assets come to light

Daffodils store assets in their bulbs, in the darkness of the soil they wait for the right time to burst forth.

Imagine you are that bulb and write down all the assets you have that you do not share or express outwardly. A time for inner contemplation. Now ask yourself, can I use any of these to enrich my life and the life of other beings?

Take the list and wrap it around a plant bulb, with a seed, with anything that will grow roots and send up a shoot, into the open air, later in the year. It will act as a reminder in the months to come.