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Shrink Rap – Spring Cleaning for the Soul
Now that we’re on the threshold of a new season, a walk around the yard shows Mother Nature giving the merest but definitely hopeful whiffs of spring: I noticed a few buds on the dogwoods, the daffodils have started to bloom, and, can it be that the yard will need mowing soon? (Ugh.)
And even if this time of year is still a bit unpredictable weather-wise, and it throws us for a loop with a few more cold snaps, and possibly even—gasp–snow (!), there’s that delightful hopefulness that nonetheless perseveres when one starts to enjoy the earliest signs of Nature’s bounty from the window. The deadwood is falling away, and will soon be obscured as the green leaves and colorful gardens start to fill in the stark gaps of a long, dreary, damp winter. Space must be made, for the new season is, we can rest assured, coming. Some things you can just count on.
I find this to be a wonderful time of year to think about clearing away, and finding renewal in the space that’s created. Nature does it automatically. I imagine more »
