Spring Brings Life

"Spring is the best life coach:

It gives you all the energy you want,

all the positive thoughts you wish,

and all the boldness you need!"

Mehmet Murat ildan

After sleeping my way through winter covered in old quilts in front of the fireplace, I am ready to shed my attachments to sit on the porch in the spring.  I decide to hang the sheets out on the line which is one of my favorite things to do.  I haul plants from the house, to repot in fresh black soil.  Making a mess, I sweep the porch and the deck.  I hose off the patio furniture and grudgingly accept it is too early for the wonderful swishing sound of the sprinkler.

It is not long before I dash to the store to get spinach for a salad and some meat to be cooked on the grill.  I grab a cantaloupe, berries, and kiwi for a fresh fruit dessert.  Late afternoon arrives and I begin to notice the adrenaline is no longer rushing through my veins. Actually, I feel sort of sluggish.

I grab my first glass of sun made tea, and settle into my favorite outdoor chair.  With book in lap, my eyelids close as I breathe in the fresh air.  Maybe tomorrow I will walk one of the paths newly finished stretching across town.  I could take my journal to the park and sketch the trees and take notes of the dancers in the sky.  Thanks to the Divine for bringing spring back into my life!