Happy Easter everyone! What a beautiful weekend we have been having. It’s warm.. well for Maine.. 60′s and 70′s. Tree’s and bushes are sprouting new growth. Tulips and hyacinths are tall and green. Earth and all its splendor is waking up from the long winter and I am as well.
Yesterday I was able to spend some time cleaning off the patio and raking out the gardens. It took a while but I got it cleaned off and I can’t tell you what it did for my spirit to see all the plants coming back to life.
Being able to sit outside and enjoy the warm air, the robins singing and the smell of hope in the air. Spring is like that here.. after our winters of dull and gray we long for this time of year. Its what makes these Maine winters worth it.
I have to say that I am trying to see blessings in things right now. One of those blessings is being able to face cancer in the Spring time. It gives me hope to grow and heal alongside the plants and trees coming back to life. I can watch them get stronger and flower as the days get warmer.. it really does help to be able to appreciate all that there is even when there are obstacles. I think that makes it all the more worth while and important now more then ever to pay attention to all those simple things. That is what I’m doing.. I thought I had done it before and I know I did.. now its just that much sweeter.
Happy Easter and Spring every one.. get outside, feel the sun, smell the air, listen to the birds and look for those buds coming out. I promise those few minutes of simple awareness while have a lasting effect.. even if only for the day 
Amen, girlfriend, Amen