March is the month of coming and going...darkness makes way for more light, letting go of fear makes room for courage. We're between Winter and Spring, when seeds of new growth begin to stir under the earth and we too seek growth, and the light and hope of Spring.

The word courage comes from the French word for heart, le coeur. Joan Borysenko says, "Courage and compassion are the twin flames of wisdom that emanate from the Godseed within our hearts...We don't have to learn courage, we only have to unlearn fear." With all that's going on in the world, and closer to home, what better time to extend our heart's wishes, our compassion out to all beings on our planet? Why not continue to practice loving kindness towards everyone...our family of course, our friends, colleagues, neighbors, those we don't know well and those we may not know at all...

"Spring will come and so will happiness.

Hold on.

Life will get warmer."

~Anita Krizzan