Its February!!

It really is almost Spring, I know technically Spring Equinox isn't until March 20th, but it sure feels on its way . . and with its light & warmer presence ooh it does feel soooo good.  The daffodils are rising fearlessly from the depths of the earth, without it seems any consideration for the frosts & snow which yet could yet still grace our lawns. The past few mornings I've awoken to the sound of morning. The birds are now singing gaily with every sun rise. The dawn chorus - what a joy after such a long silent slumbers of Winter .
Often life itself reflects the phenomena of nature, the long quiet darkness & cold Winter, the hibernation & stillness. Then Spring bursts into renewal, regrowth & rebirth. Simultaneously it can ignite within us some lazy optimism, sluggish enthusiasm & we slowly awaken with the cyclic,  spurt of life merging, blossoming & entwining with feelings of rousing vibrancy. For some Spring can be a time of great loss, sorrow & unrest. Perhaps its a comparative feeling, as life all around seems to blossoming & rejuvenated in comparison to the depths of darkness & isolation that can be sensed during the Winter. Yet, to be wholly conscious in the moment, to feel, in essence,  the life force energy of the buds opening their petals reaching skywards, to feel  part of the rebirth, the newness & inspiring courage of the inevitable dawning of Summer during the transition of Spring is to belong to the very pulse of life. To be an integral part of the whole . . Spring should be celebrated .. its essence recognised & its influence appreciated. Spring, & all its essential qualities belong  during such transitional times in the World, when there is so such uncertainly & unrest. The endless qualities  of Spring are a perfect example of hope, faith, trust & courage. The very qualities which within us all would see us through every Winter of hardship & isolation. Qualities that will  accompany us as steadfast companions as we journey through the trials & tribulations of such changing & challenging times.   We seem to be drifting further & further away from Nature, yet it is Nature itself which hold many many solutions to so many queries, problems & quandary.
How wonderful if alongside Maths & English, we taught our children to respect the awesome powers & phenomena of Nature. Reverence to the cyclic rhythms of life itself, the power of the moon, the energy of dawn, noon & day,  the calm peace rejuvenation of night, the natural phenomena of photosynthesis, the healing properties of trees, plants, herbs & flowers . . of the natural food from our oceans, land & heavens that all, if we only knew how, act like prescriptive medicines.  Maybe, in time when the plasticity of processed, prescriptive, siliconed no longer appeal, maybe the next generation will go back to the natural, simple laws of the land . . Nature's land.  Here's to the genesis of Spring & all it brings.