April's full moon is The Pink Moon, named after wild ground Phlox flowers, which bloom in early spring. Regrettably, it's not actually pink, but this month's full moon does coincide with the moon's perigee, making it a supermoon, appearing about 15% bigger and 30% brighter.
There is something about measuring time through the progress and cycles of the lunar calendar rather than just with the passing of days and years that I find inspiring. It validates the concept that age does not define ones maturity. We grow through experience. We also move through various phases, unique to our personal experience of being. Life, after all, should be a subjective experience.
So how can we measure our own growth?
It's often repeated advice but seldom followed that we should not compare ourselves to others. Yet, sometimes it's impossible not to. It can be an excellent catalyst for action when we find inspiration in the accomplishments of others, but it also illuminates our perceived shortcomings leading to discouragement and pain. Although we have some pretty undeniable survival instincts, self-compassion it seems, was a less necessary attribute to our ancestors - it's something we must actively work to cultivate.
The pink moon signals optimism and goals coming to fruition—a time to refocus, refresh and restart.
2022 is well underway and summer is upon us. Where were you this time last year? Where do you want to be this time next year? Let this month's full moon be a marker for our progress and not just our chronological age.
There is something about measuring time through the progress and cycles of the lunar calendar rather than just with the passing of days and years that I find inspiring. It validates the concept that age does not define ones maturity. We grow through experience. We also move through various phases, unique to our personal experience of being. Life, after all, should be a subjective experience.
So how can we measure our own growth?
It's often repeated advice but seldom followed that we should not compare ourselves to others. Yet, sometimes it's impossible not to. It can be an excellent catalyst for action when we find inspiration in the accomplishments of others, but it also illuminates our perceived shortcomings leading to discouragement and pain. Although we have some pretty undeniable survival instincts, self-compassion it seems, was a less necessary attribute to our ancestors - it's something we must actively work to cultivate.
The pink moon signals optimism and goals coming to fruition—a time to refocus, refresh and restart.
2022 is well underway and summer is upon us. Where were you this time last year? Where do you want to be this time next year? Let this month's full moon be a marker for our progress and not just our chronological age.
