Renewal

noreply@blogger.com (Pamela Moran) — Sat, 31 Mar 2012 18:37:00 +0000

Renewal

Crab Apple Blossoms -- P. Moran

Spring has arrived, more or less. This last weekend dumped four inches of fresh snow across my yard, but the buds on my lilac bushes are getting plumper and the ones on my peach tree are beginning to open, the pale fuzz hinting at the beauty of the rich pink blooms to come. All of this feels like such a promise, that after Winter’s dark nights of long sought after dreams, Spring will bring the bright days of renewed hope.

The dark and inherent coldness of Winter is what makes January a good time for reflection. For all those hard, internal questions of where am I, where it is I want to go. To ask myself what’s important, to dig deep for the answers to what, in the long run, makes striving for those goals so worthwhile.
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With the subtle shift between the seasons, my neighbor’s daffodils pushing through the snow and shaking off Winter’s inertia, I find there’s a shift inside me, a shift in my thinking, my attitude, my dreams. For me, Winter’s end had brought a crushing dash to my preconceived goals, but with Spring I’m finding different opportunities I hadn’t bothered to investigate with enough depth. There’s a flutter in my belly and I’m again excited about the possibilities for the future.

Spring is about action. About energy, about movement.

Renewal.

Renewed goals. Renewed direction. Renewed energy.

Like the buds of my persistent lilac bush and peach tree, what kind of action are you taking to achieve those goals you set for yourself in January? Are you ready to stake that dream, to expend that energy on what it is you want in your life? Is there a willingness to sweep away the clutter of last fall’s dead leaves, to get down into the dirt to till and fertilize the soil of your dreams? Are you going to give that new growth every opportunity to shake off Winter’s harsh hold? To thrive?

Renewal.

What do you see renewing in your life this Spring?

Resolutions

noreply@blogger.com (Pamela Moran) — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 02:39:00 +0000

Resolutions don't work if you're looking for a quick fix, you have to be in for the long haul. Otherwise you may as well be picking lint from your belly-button.