Spring Cleaning

Spring is a little tardy this year, but we are seeing hints of its approach. It is getting warmer during the day, above 0C, which is nice. The snow is definitely starting to melt, even in the shady areas. We are still, however, waiting for the first tinge of green. So far, I have yet to see a hint of a dandelion or a crocus.

While spring may be a bit slow, it is the time for spring cleaning. The time to buckle down and clean an accumulation of winter stuff. We do try to keep a handle on it through most of the winter, but the last few weeks, things have slipped a little bit. This morning, with the early morning spring sun shining into the kitchen and dining room, I was shocked to see tumbleweeds of cat hair rolling around. Somehow, they aren`t so noticeable in artificial light! But now that the sun is rising further north every day, and earlier, I am seeing more... more tumbleweeds, more dust, more smears on the windows.

So... time to buckle down and do a good spring cleaning... or a at least a good vacuuming and dusting! It`s funny how the change in light means that we see things differently. Which also happens elsewhere in our lives. We meet someone who has a different point of view, a different perspective, and all of a sudden we see things in a ``different light``. We see things that we hadn`t seen before. And in seeing them, we can then do something about them... or not...

Sometimes it`s people who shed a different light on things, sometimes it`s books or articles or a television show. Wherever we encounter this different light, we can stop and take a look. Maybe there are some spiritual dust bunnies we need to take a look at? Maybe there is some spiritual dust collecting in our lives??