The month of March brings with it the hopes and fears of a new season that awaits on the horizon, and still the ever lingering anchor of an old season phasing out. Such is true with the growth and development in our lives. Human beings have the propensity of allowing our feelings and emotions to travel on the same solstices as the four seasons. Hence, feelings of despair, sadness and down right depression are prevalent in many during the winter months. For the purposes of this month's blogs, I'm choosing to focus on the welcoming of a new and vibrant season that is far out, yet close enough to envision. I'm zeroing in on the upswing.
I am in the spring of my life. All living organisms have stages and changes that must be experienced in order for life to exist. For the past few months, I have been experiencing a deep dark wintery life. Managing a divorce, raising a teenage male child in the inner city and selecting a career that makes me feel alive and vibrant most days. Well, those cold and clueless days are behind me for the moment. I am embracing the possibilities and hopes that lie before me that are visible and fathomable simultaneously.
The frightening part is that I have no idea of what is to come next, yet I am fearless enough to keep moving, living and loving to find out what the universe has in store for the adventurous one.
In the spring of my life, I am taking no prisoners and holding no hostages. I am living for the moment and living for myself. My life is loaded with solutions and answers, and I am uncovering those secrets each day. Each day I perform daily rituals which include praying, meditating, exercising, affirming and writing. These are mandatory practices that I have implemented in order for my life to be one that I love. There is no turning back at this point. I have lost some lovers and some friends, but this is a part of the journey when spring is coming. Old things must die so that new life can make its way and thrive.
I am indeed in the spring of my life.
While spring time is accompanied by rain, clouds and dampness, I know that the sunshine looms in the background awaiting its opportunity to be known. Recognizing the rainbow before it is visible informs me that we are in the spring of our lives.
