Snippets of Spring

Preparing myself to begin again.

Hello lovely,

Happy Astrological New Year!

The sun has shifted into the first sign of the Zodiac, and it’s officially Aries season! Spring has sprung in the Northern Hemisphere (even if it doesn’t feel like it), and we’ve finally entered the season of rebirth and renewal. I’ve heard from countless astrologers that I follow that this is the time to revisit those intentions you set in January (or make new ones) and begin putting them into motion. We’re at the beginning of a new era in our lives—it’s a new astrological cycle—so enter it with excitement and hope. Good things are coming, even if it doesn’t feel like it right now.

I could go on and on about the upcoming Astrology of it all, but I’m not quite sure you’re all here for that. To be honest, I’ve gotten more and more into Astrology and using the transits to better understand what’s going on in my life. I totally believe that the cosmos has an influence on what’s happening in my life, and as we’re entering into Aries season (my season in so many ways, hello Aries friends!) I’m beginning to feel lighter and hopeful.

This first quarter of the year has been hard—for all of us. Besides what’s happening in the world, my world has been in this odd transitional state where I’ve been feeling like I should be beginning on all the things I said I was going to do at the start of the year, but at the same time, something is telling me to hold on a moment—to pause and slow down. “Not yet.” And it’s been a weird feeling, this push and pull, this starting and stopping. What an interesting And Space to be in! But I’ve been feeling—and the cosmos agree—that in the coming months, I can begin again and move forward. And just the thought of that is exciting.

So if you’ve been feeling like I have, be patient for a little while longer! Once we’re finally out of eclipse and retrograde season, and many planets shift into Fire signs of Aries and Leo, you’ll get the urge to go go go again.

Astrology aside, I’ve been thinking about my creativity and getting back to a regular creative practice—whatever that ends up looking like. While I’ve been journaling almost every day, I haven’t been making much of anything that is sharable. And that’s okay! But I’ve been missing that flow I used to be in where I would create and then share what I’ve created. I miss playing with paints and mixed media and my paper scraps and taking polaroids and including all of that in my journals. I want my journals to be more than just my writing…and it’s been mostly my writing for a very long time now.

I’m starting to look back through all of my journals for a book project I want to begin working on and wow do I miss the way I used to creatively journal! I included so many thoughtful layers in my journals to compliment my writing. Nowadays, I just stick in all the little ephemera pieces of my life with absolutely no thought or reason to the page and then journal around it all. While that’s fine, it’s not very creative, you know? Don’t get me wrong, I love these little junk journals I’ve been keeping recently, but I do miss the art of it. I haven’t done my One Little Word practice yet, but I think I may take that on in April and be mindful to creatively journal again. There’s no better time than now for a fresh start!

I’ve also been thinking about hosting a live in-person journal workshop where I teach how to create one of my little Snippet journals. I’m not sure how much of my community is local to NYC but for those of you who are in New York, how many of you would be interested in that? Definitely let me know your thoughts by hitting reply to this email or DMing me on IG. I’d truly appreciate it.

I hope this new season treats you well.

xx Tiffany

“Spring comes, whatever our personal state of mind. If you are feeling good about life, then the extra energy boost is there for you - but what if you are not feeling so good? What then? That’s when I have found that consciously tuning into the unstoppable energy of the turning earth gives me strength and gives me hope. It’s not just sunshine and warm air—spring can be wet and windy—it’s the sap rising, the green growing, the birds singing, it’s power, and it’s free to use.

Breathe deep, throw back your head, open your chest, stand up straight, speak. Speak what’s on your mind—tell the Spring about it. This is not crazy. Leaning against a big old tree that’s seen more springs than we ever will, is not crazy. Let things go - that’s part of Tao. Spring is a new beginning—whether we like it or not—and in our own lives, whether we like it or not—we must be able to begin again.

Spring is about beginning again, and beginning again can be so much harder than staying in the winter of your life.”

— Jeanette Winterson (Spring Equinox)

✩ To Read: Becoming the One by Sheleana Aiyana, Naked by Betsy Franco

✩ To Watch: Younger (seasons 1-7), A Real Pain, 10 Things I Hate About You

✩ To Listen To: Where the Light Gets In by Ben Barnes (or my Ben playlist), folklore by Taylor Swift

✩ To Discover: Art cafes! I’ve been enjoying finding these artsy third spaces. If you’re local to NYC, check out Recess Grove, The Craftnook at Haricot Vert, and Happy Medium. (Also, 222 events.)

✩ Things to Explore This Season: tea parties, planting seeds, picnics in the park, bird watching, photography walks, letter writing, berry picking, pressed flowers, beginning again

Happy Astrological New Year! This is a good time to begin again or start something fresh and new. It’s a fantastic time to start planting some seeds and nurturing your own personal garden.

Reflect on your intentions you set back in January. What are some things you want to begin? What areas of your life do you think need a fresh start? How will you go about beginning again?

I’ll be using these mini prompts throughout the month of April to help jumpstart my journaling if you’d like to join in. By no means do you need to journal every day or do every prompt (you know me, I struggle with that too). You can simply use these prompts as inspiration for your creative journaling.