It has been a month of water in abundance in the American southwest. Regions in California are getting more than they can handle, while here in Arizona I am grateful for every single drop and snowflake. Some reports say this is enough to lift us out of a severe drought. Others say it’s not enough. We won’t know until snowmelt how much of an impact the snowpack will have on significantly refilling our reservoirs and rivers.
Winter is the time for water energy according to the Five Element Theory of Chinese Traditional Medicine. Yin water is the deepest manifestation of the thinking process. It is the force of creation, the power of originality and creativity. Water’s superpower is flow. It moves with effortless progress, flowing around obstacles, gentle but all powerful.
I am using this time of water energy to listen quietly, nurture ideas for future projects, and let my creativity be fluid. Water carves its own path, and I am taking my cues from rivers and streams.
To read more about the water energy of winter click here: Use Water’s Superpower of Creative Flow.