Spring Has Sprung: What’s Germinating Beneath the Surface?

Spring has sprung, and I’ll tell you... it comes with a season of transformation.

But before we really enter into the season of spring, there’s something important to consider:

What seed beneath the soil is germinating for you? What’s quietly building underneath the surface?

In springtime, the seed is preparing.

It’s building energy.

It’s building vitality.

It’s getting ready to break through the soil.

And before your breakthrough, I want to walk you through a simple three-part framework I use every springtime... a way to think about transition, growth, energy, and preparation as you move toward the fullness of summer.

Nature Reveals What We Often Miss

One of the reasons I love using nature as a lens for the human transformation process is because we’re not actually separate from nature.

There’s wisdom embedded in the changing seasons. Whether it’s spring, summer, fall, or winter, every season carries its own consciousness, its own energetic invitation. There are transition points in nature... and there are transition points in us.

Here in Canada, the snow is melting.

And as the snow melts, something interesting happens.

We start seeing everything that got left behind.

The things we forgot to put away last fall.

The things we avoided.

The messes that were hidden underneath the snow.

Sometimes even the smells of spring can be surprisingly putrid. Parks reveal what sat buried all winter long.

Spring has a way of exposing things. And strangely enough, that exposure is part of the preparation for growth.

The Three Energies of Spring

When I look at springtime, I notice three major emotional and energetic themes constantly showing up:

1. Nostalgia

There’s a natural remembering that happens in spring.

“I’ve been here before.”

“I remember this feeling.”

“I’ve gone through this transition before.”

There’s a familiarity to spring. A memory. A revisiting.

2. Hope & New Opportunity

There’s also a natural sense of possibility.

You may not be fully in motion yet, but you can feel something awakening.

There’s hope.

Excitement.

Opportunity.

Vitality beginning to rise again.

You can sense new growth wanting to emerge.

3. Regret or Resentment

And then there’s the third piece.

The awareness of what didn’t get cleaned up.

The things you carried too long.

The habits, patterns, emotions, clutter, or circumstances that never fully got resolved.

Spring exposes lingering energy.

And part of us knows:

“If I carry this into summer, it’s going to weigh me down.”

The Triangle of Transformation

I almost think of these three energies like a triangle:

Nostalgia

Regret

Hope

And right in the center of that triangle......

is your presence.

Your energy.

Your awareness.

Your ability to consciously organize yourself within the season you’re entering.

Question Set #1: Nostalgia & Remembered Success

The first question I ask myself is this:

“What successes have I experienced in previous seasons around this time of year?”

I start revisiting moments where I felt successful, aligned, grounded, alive, or authentic during past spring seasons.

Then I ask:

Why was that important to me?

What did that success mean to me?

What did I feel during that time?

Did I feel:

present?

enthusiastic?

hopeful?

energized?

grounded?

connected?

I’ll often go through 20–25 moments in my mind where I genuinely felt successful or alive during this season.

And what happens is fascinating.

It reveals value.

It reminds me what truly matters to me.

And neurologically, when we focus our attention on meaningful memories, we reactivate the emotional chemistry connected to those experiences.

We begin reconnecting to:

enthusiasm

inspiration

confidence

stability

authenticity

It reminds the system:

“I’ve been here before.

I know how to do this.

I know how to move through challenge in my own authentic way.”

Question Set #2: Regret, Burden & Lingering Energy

The second area is looking honestly at resentment, regret, or unfinished energy.

I’ll literally ask:

What didn’t I let go of?

What still feels heavy?

What irritates me?

What am I still carrying?

And instead of judging it, I get curious.

I ask:

“Why was it valuable for me to hold onto this?”

Why was it important?

What purpose did it serve?

And something shifts when you ask those questions.

Because instead of attacking yourself for what’s unfinished, you begin bringing appreciation into the process.

That appreciation naturally uplifts the energy around regret and resentment.

So now:

the nostalgic side reminds me “I can do this,”

and this second side helps me move from burden into appreciation.

Question Set #3: Hope, Vision & Opportunity

The third part of the triad is about possibility.

This is where I begin asking:

What do I want to pursue?

What do I want to create?

What do I want to refine?

What’s trying to emerge in my life right now?

Not necessarily how yet.

Just naming it.

Naming the vision.

Naming the pull forward.

Naming the future that feels compelling.

What am I being drawn toward?

What wants to organize itself through me this spring and summer?

This becomes an energetic pull forward.

A vision.

A compelling future.

Why This Matters

When I organize myself this way in early spring, it changes my state completely.

Neurologically, emotionally, energetically... it covers a tremendous amount of territory.

It helps me feel:

inspired

focused

grounded

energized

available for opportunity

It puts me into readiness.

And readiness matters.

Because when we’re organized internally, we can actually recognize and respond to the opportunities already showing up in our reality.

But when we don’t organize our energy...

We complain.

We blame.

We become victims of circumstance.

And if we’re honest, most of us have played that game long enough to realize it becomes predictable and exhausting.

So maybe the better question is:

What questions do we need to ask ourselves to elevate our energy, clarify our focus, and move meaningfully toward what matters most?

For me, these three springtime questions are part of that process.

And maybe they’ll serve you too.

And if you’d like deeper support, take a look below. There may be a few resources that support your next season of growth.

One of them is something called Breathing Room... where we breathe live together once a week for an hour. It’s a beautiful nervous system, brain, and energy reset.

Either way, I hope this season brings clarity, growth, and meaningful transformation into your life.

Support for This Season:

→ Watch the Spring Reflection on YouTube A deeper conversation on transition, energy, and preparing for growth.

→ Explore Breathing Room Live weekly nervous system and breathwork sessions designed to help you reset and reconnect.