How to Avoid the Spring Energy Spiral: Do One Thing

Spring is here, and with it comes a wave of messaging that urges us to start fresh, rise with the energy, and bloom like never before. But what happens when you’re still tired? Still healing? Still carrying the weight of a winter that didn’t quite let you rest the way you'd hoped? What if the world feels heavier than ever, and the idea of reinventing yourself feels less like inspiration and more like expectation?

Right now, life is hard. For so many. The news is a relentless wave of fear. Politics seems more focused on fuelling division than creating change. We're encouraged to turn on one another, to blame individuals for a system that’s draining all of us. Capitalism tells us our worth is in how much we produce. Social media tells us that rest should still look beautiful. And somewhere in the middle, we’re meant to rise with the season.

If you’re feeling overwhelmed or like you’ve already “fallen behind” this spring—you’re not alone.

This post is a gentle counter-spell.

🌱 A quiet reminder that you don’t have to transform to be worthy.

🌱 That renewal doesn’t require a full reset.

🌱 And that sometimes, the bravest thing you can do is just one small thing.

🌱 If the push to reinvent yourself feels too loud if the spiral is just starting to make itself known, this is your reminder that spring energy renewal doesn’t have to be bold or dramatic, it can begin with one small, intentional choice.

The Myth of the Spring Energy & Spiral

Spring is painted as a season of lightness and energy, but the truth is, it’s messy. It’s muddy. It’s a push and pull of warm days and sudden frosts, of blossoms blooming while the earth is still shaking off winter’s chill.

And yet, we’re sold this myth that when spring arrives, we should be fully ready to emerge: clear-headed, goal-oriented, energised and blooming with joy. The idea that we should wake up one morning and suddenly have it all together—that’s not spring, that’s marketing.

Nature doesn’t rush. It doesn’t bloom all at once. And you don’t have to either.

If you’re still carrying the weight of a hard winter—or a hard year, or a hard few years—it’s okay if your energy doesn’t match the sunshine outside your window. It’s okay to move slowly. To be unsure. To take your time.

You are still in season, even if you’re not in full bloom.

One Small Spring Thing Is Enough

When the world feels overwhelming, we often slip into all-or-nothing thinking. If I can’t do everything, what’s the point in doing anything? And in spring, that spiral can hit hard—especially when every post, ad, or well-meaning wellness account is whispering “just start fresh.”

But you don’t need a full reset to begin again. You just need a doorway. A crack of light. A single, intentional choice that reminds you that you’re still here, still tending to yourself, still moving forward—even if it’s quietly.

Here are a few “one small things” that count:

🌼 Choosing a nourishing breakfast instead of skipping it.

🌼 Opening a window and letting the breeze clear the air.

🌼 Drinking a glass of water like it’s a ritual.

🌼 Placing your hand on your heart and whispering, “I’m doing my best.”

🌼 Sitting in the sun for five minutes.

🌼 Lighting a candle with intention.

🌼 Writing one line in your journal—not a page, just a line.

These aren’t productivity hacks. They’re acts of remembering—reminders that you matter, even when the world feels like too much.

You don’t need to bloom to belong to spring. You just need to breathe, and begin.

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Let Spring Renewal Be Gentle

There’s so much beauty in spring—but it’s not the filtered kind. It’s not perfect. It’s unpredictable, chaotic, quietly powerful. Buds bloom in their own time. Seeds split open underground before anything is visible above the surface. Nothing rushes.

So let your renewal be that way, too.

Messy, slow, and sacred.

You don’t have to leap into a new version of yourself. You don’t need to reinvent your life. You don’t need to post your progress. You just need to take one small step toward yourself—and let that be enough.

Because it is enough.

You are not behind.

You are not broken.

You are not late.

🌱 You are simply moving through your own rhythm, in your own way.

And if all you’ve done today is read this and take a breath—that’s a beginning.