How on earth has time flown by this fast that we’re already gearing up for Earth Day and all the other amazing April happenings? In one way, we love it because winter was a little wintery in the mind space this year, and we’ve been waiting for a springier state of mind to alleviate these lingering winter worries. And yet, on a whole other level, we don’t want to be in a space where we’re wishing for the future to already arrive while not relishing the present moments—because there’s plenty of amazing happenings occurring all around us, even if we’re not being mindful enough to take note of them. 

After talking with enough friends, family and colleagues over the past few months, it really does seem like overwhelm has been a common theme. Many of us seem to have an awful lot on our plates right now and are finding it hard to stay grounded in the present reality as our to-do lists keep growing and things out of left field keep plopping down in front of us, begging for our immediate attention! Even those of us who have taken vacations lately seem to need vacations from their vacations. Yet, it’s almost impossible to find the delicious down time to do so—and the stress cycle continues.