If early spring feels uneven, it may indicate that your nervous system is adjusting precisely as it should.
Instead of asking why you do not feel fully energised yet, a more useful question might be:
What is my body adjusting to right now?
And sometimes, the most stabilising act in early spring is simply walking slowly beneath trees that are also in transition — not yet leafed, not fully dormant, but quietly adapting to the returning light.
The moment you step into the forest with the intention to notice, something subtle shifts. Your pace slows. You pause more often. Your breathing becomes deeper, steadier. Your body begins to soften, relax. The forest is not in a hurry—and neither are you.
I don't remember exactly when the forest began calling me. It wasn't a big moment — more like a quiet pull. Maybe it started in the scent of fallen leaves, in a breeze across a field, or a sliver of morning light I didn’t notice at the time.