-Spring 2017
I’m not thinking too deeply these days—just skimming the surface. Like a boat on a sunny day, gliding lazily across water so calm it looks like glass. And mind you, it’s a nice boat with a good engine, because a rowboat sounds a little too task-involved for me at the moment.
My mind is buzzing with ideas, like spring bees gone mad for fresh pollen. The world is stirring awake—shaking loose from its slumber, shrugging off the drab garments of winter, and slipping into the bright colors of spring.
Today, I feel like spring.
Have you ever noticed how the seasons mimic our spiritual condition? We walk an emotional path tied to nature. Wandering human plants, we each enter a season at different times. We aren’t as exact as the calendar—some of us stay longer, and some pass through more quickly.
Fall is change—sometimes loss—and the way we accept it, or resist it, depending on the day and the story we’re living. It’s “turning over a new leaf.” Change can be hard. And sometimes loss runs so deep you can’t untangle it from the roots that are supposed to nourish you.
Winter is introversion—hibernation—the wanting to be alone long enough to listen, and to process.
Spring is a new awakening—joy and hope. You tremble, ready to be released from your cocoon and step back into the world again.
Summer is when you are fully you—totally in bloom—adventurous, daring even. Today, you slide the dark garments further back into your closet and slip on bold, bright, notice-me hues.
I guess my wandering thoughts went off the deep end. Just give me a little time and I’ll always end up there—floundering around and dancing with dolphins. Time to climb back into the boat and motor on.
INTO THIS DEEP 