March 4, 2025
How You Can Find Joy in Winter's Final Weeks (Even When Spring Feels Far Away)
Discover ways to appreciate the unique magic of late winter, when we're caught between seasons. Olivia shares insights about finding joy in this special transition time. **Unlock an ad-free podcast experience with Caloroga Shark Media! Get all our...
Discover ways to appreciate the unique magic of late winter, when we're caught between seasons. Olivia shares insights about finding joy in this special transition time. **Unlock an ad-free podcast experience with Caloroga Shark Media! Get all our shows on any player you love, hassle free! For Apple users, just click the banner that says Uninterrupted Listening on your Apple podcasts app. For Spotify or other players, visit caloroga.com/plus. No plug-ins needed! You also get 20+ other shows on the network ad-free!**
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Ah Calarugus Shark Media. Hi everyone, I'm Olivia and welcome
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to today's five Minutes of Gratitude, where I'm sharing ways
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to appreciate these final weeks of winter when we're caught
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between seasons. And I'm not talking about just waiting it
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out until spring arrives. I'm talking about discovering the unique
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magic that only exists in this in between time. This morning,
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noticing how the dawn chorus is getting slightly louder each
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day while snow still covers the ground, I realized something important.
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This transition time isn't just an ending or a beginning.
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It's its own special season. Let me share what I've discovered,
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because this completely changed how I experience late winter. First,
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let's talk about what I call threshold moments. Start noticing
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the small signs of change that appear each day. It's
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how I smelts differently now, or how the quality of
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morning light has shifted, or how the air carries hints
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of softening. These become like breadcrumbs leading us towards spring.
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Here's something that transformed my late winter experience, seasonal overlapping.
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Instead of thinking of winter and spring as separate, notice
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how they dance together during this time. The way snow
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sparkles under stronger sun, how winter birds sing spring songs,
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the sight of early bulbs pushing through frost. These intersections
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hold their own kind of beauty. Something that revolutionized my
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approach was creating what I call change collections. Keep a
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small journal of daily transitions. Maybe today you notice the
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first red tips of tree buds. Tomorrow a new bird call.
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The next day, a subtle shift in how the evening
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light lingers. These observations become a map of winter's gentle release.
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Let's talk about patient's practice, because this one surprised me.
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Instead of wishing time forward, try celebrating the slowness of
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seasonal change. Watch how gradually snow recedes, how methodically ice
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transforms back to water, how carefully the earth wakes up.
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There's wisdom in this unhurried transition. One of my most
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effective discoveries has been what I call winter gratitude rituals.
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Each day, thank winter for one specific gift before it leaves,
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maybe the way it taught you to appreciate warmth, or
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how it showed you the beauty of rest, or what
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it revealed about your own resilience. The next tip might
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sound unusual, but try season bridging. Create small ceremonies that
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honor both winter and spring. Maybe place the last ice
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crystals you find in a bowl with the first spring flowers.
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Or photograph the same view each day to document the
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gradual change. These practices help us appreciate the beauty of transition.
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I've also learned the power of what I call weather welcoming.
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Instead of resisting late winter's changeable moods, treat each type
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of weather as a farewell gift. The last snow becomes precious,
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the cold snaps feel nostalgic. Even the mud season holds
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meaning as Earth's awakening. More in a moment, let's explore
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something I call transition tracking. Notice how your own rhythms
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are changing with the season. Maybe you're waking slightly earlier,
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or feeling different kinds of hunger, or experiencing new energy patterns.
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Your body knows this dance of seasons. Here's a practice
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that's changed how I experience late winter. Memory collecting before
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winter fully releases its hold, gather its teachings. What did
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you learn about silence, about rest, about out finding beauty
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in starkness? These insights become treasures you can carry forward.
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Create what I call farewell stations, small areas where you
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celebrate winter's departure while welcoming spring's arrival. A windowsill where
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you watch ice melt and buds form, a corner where
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you keep both winter photos and spring seeds, a space
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that honors this time of transition. Remember, these final weeks
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of winter hold their own particular magic, different from both
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the depths of winter and the heights of spring. Today's
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affirmation is I appreciate the wisdom of seasonal transitions. Take
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a moment to really feel these words. Think about how
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every ending contains a beginning, how every transition teaches us
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something about change and continuity. Let's say our affirmation together
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one more time. I appreciate the wisdom of seasonal transitions.
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Thank you for exploring these late winter discoveries with me today.
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Until next time, May you find beauty in this time
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between seasons. This is Olivia signing off from five Minutes
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of Gratitude. Excited to hear how you're experiencing Winter's farewell dance.
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