So we're a bit behind with spring, it's still coming... or actually it might even be here. I saw my first early tulips yesterday in a warm corner of a sheltered garden. I went to my first garage sales the other day. We've had spring showers as well. And the first green leaflets are getting bigger and bigger.
There's something about spring that is so very reassuring. The cycle of life is starting again. The newness of spring is refreshing. The old brown grass is replaced by fresh green tender shoots. The old brown leaves that have clung to trees all winter are finally letting go and making room for new leaflets. Spring is a symbol for our own lives as well, as we let go of the old things and make way for the new things. I wonder how often though, we tend to want to hang onto the old things. We don't want to let go of them. We don't make room for something different. It's sort of like winter not wanting to make way for spring. Seems kind of silly and pointless really. It can be delayed but spring will always win out. That's the cycle of the seasons and the cycle of life.
It's a good lesson for us to take away this spring, as we look around our houses and get ready for some spring cleaning. What do we need to let go of? How can we make some space? And what about in our emotional and spiritual lives? What old attitudes are we holding onto that need to be let go of? What old grudges and regrets and hurts and resentments. There's probably a few things lurking in the dusty corners of your mind and your heart. Isn't it time to make some room there so other things can show up?
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