| It's official. Spring has sprung. Goodbye, Mister Gray | | | | nothing. Just opened the door towards the pool. |
| Skies. Hello, Miss Sunshine. | | | | What's up with that?!? |
| I hope you have walked around your house and | | | | I stood back and shook my head. "What a hag," I |
| de-winterized it. Threw away anything resembling that | | | | thought. She couldn't have even stopped to say "thank |
| season. Pinecones, evergreens boughs and holly | | | | you?" |
| berries have got to go. It's time to display bird nests | | | | And so it goes. People in their own little worlds. Without |
| and eggs, daffodils and butterflies. Open your windows. | | | | thought or time for anyone else. Wandering around |
| Wash the blankets. Get a puppy. | | | | with no bounce in their steps nor sparkle in their eyes. |
| Winter and spring have become for me--this week | | | | Living in "winter moments" of gray rather than "spring |
| especially--metaphors for everyday living. I have | | | | moments" of (lime) green. |
| noticed--more than usual--a predominant and unfriendly | | | | My plea this week is simple: Live as if you believe in |
| ethos floating around the world. A winter-like "graying" | | | | the hopes and promises of spring. Greet others with a |
| of people and their zest for life. With the arrival of | | | | smile. Say "good morning" to a complete stranger. |
| spring, it's time to change that. And for good. | | | | Look at a colleague in the eyes and ask how he is |
| Just last week, when I was changing in the gym locker | | | | doing. Laugh with your eyes. Shake someone's hand |
| room, a fellow lap swimmer waltzed in donning the | | | | firmly. Answer the phone cheerfully. Open the door for |
| cutest bathing suit. Totally fabulous. Orange tankini. So I | | | | the mailman gratefully. Drive courteously. |
| commented (couldn't help it of course): "Wow! That's a | | | | You will stand out in the world. And be respected and |
| great suit!" | | | | admired for embracing life with spring-like exuberance. |
| No response. | | | | With joie de vivre. It's not difficult. Takes very little |
| Thinking she was hard of hearing, I looked her in the | | | | extra energy. Just requires thinking about others. Of |
| eye and repeated myself. "GREAT suit!" inflecting my | | | | shifting one's mindset. |
| voice so she would really take note. | | | | It's what the world needs at spring. Totally. Spring has |
| She looked straight at me, kept walking and said | | | | sprung. Live it. |