Winter’s Wane: A Time for Sowing Seeds of Personal Growth

Winter’s Wane: A Time for Sowing Seeds of Personal Growth
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Spring is the time to grow, so if your New Year’s resolutions have withered, don’t worry about it. Winter is a poor season to sprout new habits or projects—but these final weeks of the season are the perfect time to prepare for a spring bloom.

The Ebb of the Year

Poets and painters have used the seasons as metaphors for everything from the stages of human life to the rise and decline of civilizations. Seasons were a universal language. People intrinsically knew how the cycle of the year changed nearly every aspect of their lives, from what they ate to how long they slept.
Matthew Little
Matthew Little
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Matthew Little is a senior editor with Epoch Health.
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