Spring!!!!

Winter is officially over, today is the first day of spring.  The vernal equinox has officially arrived. Definitions of spring are:  "to move forward by leaps and bounds, develop and produce or disclose suddenly or unexpectedly, and a season of growth.  It is a time for spring cleaning:  an opportunity to clean out, not just physically, but mentally.  Don't carry your fears, worries, limitations, disappointments from winter into spring.. The cycle of dormancy is over and we can begin again, renewed, refreshed, and reinvigorated.  Life begins for us when we begin to live it. The earlier we begin to truly live, the longer our real life will be.  Feel the stirring energy of spring, expand your awareness of all the wonderful things happening around you and to you..  This is a chance to see things through new eyes, hear with new ears.  Deepen your sensitivity to simple pleasures.  When you find richness in simplicity, ordinary things become extraordinary.   Emerson wrote, "In nature, every moment is new."  Be one with nature, grasp the love, joy, beauty, wonder, and inspiration of it in the here and now.  There is magic and awe in the moment, and a challenge to a new way of living:  thinking new thoughts, feeling new feelings, and experiencing new experiences.  Spring is unfolding before us.  It is time to celebrate, appreciate, be fully awake, and explore new ideas.  Wonderful things are in store for us.  Honor spring, revere the moments, and strive to live life with greater depth and meaning!