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Springtime inspires us to believe that, along with the earth, we too might change, release the past, and give birth to new ideas. Spring comes when the earth, coaxed by lengthening days and
warmer temperatures, begins to awaken from her winter slumber. She stretches
open to receive the rain that gives drink to flower buds and seedlings. She
takes a deep breath, and on her exhale the leaves on trees unfurl like tiny
flags heralding her revival as baby animals tumble forth, trumpeting the good
news to all who will listen. Rebirth and repopulation fill the void of winter
with flurry and fury as what appeared to be gone forever comes into being
once again. Even though it happens this way every year, we stand in awe, our
insides trembling sweetly like the legs of a new foal as we too are
reborn. This is when we fall in love, again, speak without thinking, say yes to
things we would normally refuse. It becomes more difficult to say no when the
whole world around us appears to be an astounding affirmation of the
resilience, richness, and plain, perfect beauty of life. We may find
ourselves feeling several years younger and 10 pounds lighter without
changing a thing. We may feel the urge to cleanse our bodies with a new
pattern of eating, clearing our kitchens of cold-weather comfort foods and
filling them instead with lighter fare and fresh fruits and vegetables. We
may clear our closets of old clothes or cut our hair to express a new facet
of who we are, and who we might become.
Springtime inspires us to believe that, along with the earth, we too might
change, release the past, and give birth to new ideas, new relationships, and
new perspectives. In honor of spring, we could make a list of the many
possibilities we envision for the future and bury it in the earth,
surrendering the fertile seeds of our imaginations to the nurturing soil. In
tune with the season, we can then watch in wonder as the last of the snow
dissolves into the rich brown earth, and stark winter gives way to green
possibility.
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