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Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of iHeartRadio.
Good morning.
This is Laura.
Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast.
Today's tip is to try to savor the flowers as they bloom.
Spring blossoms are fleeting, but we have the power to make any stretch of time feel bigger and more memorable by being smart about what we do with it.
So this episode is first airing in March as we are coming out of a long winter.
There has been a lot of snow and a lot of very cold temperatures.
Even if winter is long, though, it can't last forever.
In late February I began seeing some daffodil shoots poking up from the ground, even in the middle of the snow.
Of course, if winter seems to last too long, much of spring seems too short.
Each individual species of plant tends to blossom for just a few weeks.
They go in waves with the daffodils and crocuses and hellebores heading to the forsythia and the plum trees, magnolias and the Yoshino cherries.
The tulips then come up in the Kwanzaa cherry trees.
The dogwoods and azaleas come after that, along with the crab apples rounding into the roses of June and the lilies of July, at least in my part of the world.
Blink and you might miss something.
I know I've been hoping some weeks when I have traveled over spring break that the quans and cherry trees aren't completely done when I get back.
Time marches along at the same pace no matter what we do.
But we have the power to make it feel like time is stretching.
We can savor time, instead of just letting it slip away, by interacting with time a little differently.
One way to do this is to be more observant.
Challenge yourself to document the flowers as they come up.
First April, May, June, July.
Take pictures with your phone.
Maybe at the end of the season, you can make an album featuring the flora of your town.
Learn the flowers' names through an app like PictureThis.
Record the dates they blossom and how long they lasted, so you can mark those on a calendar to watch for them next year.
You can also make memorable experiences with the flowers.
Time seems to slow down when we do things that are novel or intense.
So become a floral tourist, something you can only do at this particular time of year.
I like visiting botanical gardens around my home, including Longwood and Chanticleer.
I also like visiting places like the Tidal Basin in Washington DC to see the cherry blossoms, or Holland Ridge Farms in New Jersey to see all the tulips in April.
If there is a garden near your office, make a point of getting out on breaks to stop and smell the flowers.
Really, then notice the smell.
Then maybe even write in a journal about having done so or tell somebody about it.
This will make these breaks seem more noticeable, as you recount the pleasure and thus experience it a second time.
You can bring flowers inside.
If you've got some growing in your yard, pick a few to put on your desk or on the kitchen counter.
Make a point of looking at them during a Zoom call.
Fair daffodils make anything feel more cheerful.
By noticing and savoring the flowers, we become more aware of the time that they are there.
We don't slip from March to June without noticing.
Sure, it can be a very busy time of year.
But when you make a point of observing the season, the season can seem to stretch.
Slowing down time isn't a bad thing.
In the meantime, this is Laura.
Thanks for listening.
And here's to making the most of our time.
Thanks for listening to Before Breakfast.
If you've got questions, ideas or feedback, you can reach me at Laura at LauraVanderkam.com.
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Hi, it's Jill Winterstein, host of the Spirit Daughter podcast, where we talk about astrology, natal charts and how to step into your most vibrant life.
And today I'm talking with my dear friend, Krista Williams.
It can change you in the best way possible.
Dance with the change, dance with the breakdowns.
The embodiment of Pisces intuition with Capricorn power moves.
So I'm like delusionally proud of my chart.
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