The Ides of March represent the first significant celebration of the New Year, based on the original Roman lunar calendar. Out with the old and in with the new! It is a time for spring to approach and new life to sprout from the earth. Longer days in the Northern Hemisphere and a trend to warmer days. Life has a rosy outlook. The dark days of winter are behind us. Life has a definite rhythm. Pay attention to the ebb and flow. It is natural that we have cyclical experiences. It is therefore irrational of us to want to normalize everything, to cause everything to assume the mantle of sameness (which is something that we all want to do). Instead, let’s embrace the cycles of the days, weeks, months, years, and lifetimes that are our true experience. Acceptance is the right attitude. Do not rail against the cycles; it is a waste of energy. Instead, conform to the cyclical nature of life. Surge ahead at times and rest at others. Try a counter-cyclical routine for a change or an advantage. Use the cycle of life to your advantage, for many will be spending all their time trying to normalize everything from the weather to the stock market. What they fail to realize is that we need strife!

True warriors embrace challenges and adversity because they know that to grow and succeed one needs to be challenged. The garden is most beautiful when pruned and tended. A wild meadow may be enchanting, but when seen alongside a plot tended by a master gardener, there is no comparison between the two! The well-tended garden, with pruning, transplanting, organization, and hard work results in truly spectacular floral displays. You too can be magnificent, should you apply the techniques of overcoming strife, challenge, and adversity. You too can be magnificent in many dimensions, or enjoy many and varied magnificent attributes, should you so choose. You can dedicate yourself to a single passion and can excel or you can choose to exploit yourself in the service of others. Balanced attributes and passions tend to maximize your opportunities to exceed the norm in this life.

You are warriors, and it is time for renewal. With your renewal and committed passion(s), you will create massive success. So it has been written.