Early Spring Renewal

Spring is the air. April is upon us. The passing winter came and visited upon us many interesting experiences. Coming out of winter with a renewed sense of what is appreciated deeply, the people, the places and the situations, is good. We can encounter many circumstances that challenge us to seek balance and a steady way forward. Spring tends to be a good time for each of us to ask ourselves what serves us in our lives and what requires adjustment.

As we begin to tend our gardens from the difficult winters they have had. As we begin to stack the stone walls that fell over under the weight of the deep snow. Let us allow the sensibilities of this time to penetrate our better selves. Let us find what serves us well and know without doubt that it is for us. The garden seems a good place to do that, while weeding and planting, perhaps adding compost to the beds for the seedlings that will grow into the season.

We hopefully are open to those things that may seem a little awkward, but like weeks old kittens finding their legs; to see their play as part of their joy and realization they are alive, may require a different prospective. It seems okay to be excited by life's gifts as a young kitten in spring. Let us make small incursions into the rest of the garden, we will perhaps appreciate the garden more as Spring warms on.