Why You Feel Lost: Understanding the Season You’re In

Why You Feel Lost: Understanding the Season You’re In

David Christiansen

And How the Wheel of the Year Helps You Align With Your Purpose, Energy, and Growth

Most people feel lost not because they’re doing something wrong…
but because they’re fighting the season they’re in.

Just like nature, we move through cycles.
We expand, we rest, we release, we grow.
There are moments for action and moments for stillness.
Moments for planting seeds and moments for harvesting what we’ve grown.
But because society teaches us to move in a straight line, we forget that we are meant to move in circles.

That’s where the Wheel of the Year comes in.

Whether you’re spiritual, religious, atheist, or somewhere in between, the truth is universal:
Everything in life moves in cycles.
When you learn to recognize your own cycle... your inner season... life stops feeling like a struggle… and starts feeling like flow.

Let’s break this down in a way anyone can understand and apply.

🌑 Winter — The Season of Darkness, Rest, and Shadow Work

We all go through winters internally.
These are the moments when life slows down, when emotions surface, when old patterns reveal themselves.

Winter is not a punishment.
It’s preparation.

It’s the space where you:

  • reflect

  • rest

  • heal

  • release old versions of yourself

This is where shadow work naturally happens... not by force, but by listening. Winter asks you to be gentle with yourself. To stop running. To breathe. To meet the parts of you you’ve avoided.

Align with winter by:

  • journaling

  • sitting with your emotions instead of escaping them

  • spending time in stillness

  • simplifying your commitments

This is the season where purpose germinates in the dark.

🌱 Spring — The Season of Rebirth, Hope, and Direction

Spring arrives the moment you say, “I’m ready.”

It’s not always a calendar date... it’s a shift inside.

This is where clarity returns.
Energy rises.
Ideas spark.
You begin to understand what you want and who you’re becoming.

Spring is about vision.
Seeing the path ahead even before it exists.

Align with spring by:

  • setting intentions

  • letting yourself dream again

  • taking small steps toward long-term goals

  • letting new inspiration guide you

Spring is the season where purpose turns into possibility.

☀️ Summer — The Season of Action, Momentum, and Growth

Summer is where you step forward fully.

This is when life feels lighter, stronger, more energized.
You’re not guessing anymore... you’re moving.

Summer teaches you the power of consistency.
Not perfection.
Not pressure.
Just showing up for yourself, day by day.

Align with summer by:

  • building habits

  • taking bold action

  • embracing discomfort as growth

  • creating, expressing, exploring

Summer is the season of living in alignment with what you’ve planted.

🍂 Autumn — The Season of Letting Go, Gratitude, and Integration

Most people fear autumn, but it’s one of the most powerful seasons of the inner world.

Autumn brings change.
It shows you what’s working and what no longer serves you.
It helps you let go of what you’ve outgrown... not with resentment, but with gratitude.

This is where you look at your life and say:
“Thank you… and now I’m ready for the next version of me.”

Align with autumn by:

  • releasing old beliefs

  • forgiving yourself and others

  • expressing gratitude

  • preparing internally for your next winter

Autumn is the bridge between all you’ve learned and all you’re about to become.

🍃 How to Know What Season You’re In

Here’s the simple truth:

Your inner world will tell you.
You just need to listen.

Ask yourself:

  • Am I tired or energized?

  • Am I inspired or reflective?

  • Do I feel the need to rest or the urge to act?

  • Is life asking me to hold on or let go?

Your body and emotions ALWAYS reveal the season.

And once you honor it, life becomes easier.
Because you stop trying to plant seeds in winter.
You stop trying to harvest in spring.
You stop trying to rest in summer.
And you stop trying to force momentum in autumn.

You begin to move with life, instead of against it.

🌍 A Universal Truth: This Is Not Religion — It's Nature

The Wheel of the Year isn’t about belief systems.
It’s not Pagan-only, or spiritual-only, or tied to any faith.

It’s about alignment with nature, something every human can relate to.

All traditions... spiritual, scientific, and psychological... agree on one thing:

Life moves in cycles.
So do you.

When you honor these cycles, you reconnect with yourself.
You find purpose again.
You stop feeling behind.
You stop comparing your journey to others.
And you learn to ride the waves instead of drowning in them.

This is unity.
This is the common ground between all paths.

🌟 How to Use This in Your Daily Life

Try this practice for the next 7 days:

1. Each morning, ask: “What season am I in?”

Let your heart answer, not your mind.

2. Set ONE intention that matches that season.

Rest if it’s winter.
Dream if it’s spring.
Act if it’s summer.
Release if it’s autumn.

3. Trust the cycle.

You are not stuck... you’re simply between seasons.

✨ The Freedom You Gain from Living Seasonally

When you live in alignment with your inner season…

  • you stop forcing timelines

  • you stop judging yourself

  • you stop feeling lost

  • you start living with purpose

  • you rise naturally

  • you grow organically

You become someone who is in flow with life, not struggling against it.

The Wheel of the Year is just a reminder:
You are allowed to change.
You are allowed to rest.
You are allowed to bloom.
You are allowed to begin again.

That is the beauty of being human.
That is the beauty of living in cycles.

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