I’ve read about how sick a baby can get from the most common cold or flu, needing hospitalization or life support. So it has been my biggest fear since Henry was born six months ago. Last week we got a cold. I’ve been down for a week, Henry was a little better off, but instead he now struggles with some rashes that I just get more and more worried about. I’ve read about that, once you become a parent the worry is centered around your baby and far less on your own struggles or concerns.

As an antidote I have looked to nature and the weather to guide me. This week has been warmer and the snow and ice have melted away from the garden and streets. During mid week we had energy enough to get back to our walks. What freedom it is, not only to get well but also to have an unslippery surface to walk on! We could up the pace. That sense of energy also made its way into the garden. I felt a need to clear the garden from last year’s plants and weeds.

It seems to me the clearing of snow and ice opened a path for my personal energy too, to move in order to clear away the anxious thoughts.