‘Springing’ into Life: A Self Care Top Ten List

Happy Spring to you all!  Yes, it is finally here, the wonderful life-giving season of Spring.  The last month of continuous rain followed by days of sunshine are proof.  The following is a top ten list of the gifts of Spring.

1.  Easter Eggs and Chocolate Bunnies.  Need I say more?
2.  Take notice.  Wildflowers are popping up everywhere, you have only to notice them.
3.  Open your windows in the morning. The birds are chirping, the birds are chirping!  A sign of new life indeed.
4.  It’s green, it’s green – can you see the green?
5.  The old adage, “April Showers Bring May Flowers” is in fact true.  Tulips Abounding.
6.  Reconnect.  From Death to Life, from Darkness to Light, what part of you is coming alive this Spring?
7.  Spring Cleaning.  Inside and out.  Out with the old, in with the new.  Take stock of your year to date.
8.  Breathe in deeply all the fresh air and scents around you.  Have you smelled a lilac bush lately?
9.  Longer days.  How will you spend these new hours of daylight?
10.  Do what makes you happy.  Whatever it is, enjoy it.  The evening walks in the cool air, planting in the garden beds, cutting the grass, biking, ice cream or meals shared outside on sidewalks and decks.