Spring of Life
For some reason, the phrase “in the spring of life” has been in my mind for a week now. I just returned from Spring Break with two of my three children and of course spring has been on my mind. However, the “spring of life” is much more than the season of weather, it is a season of life.
I was able to see my parents for a day over the break and seeing them always places in perspective the seasons of life. I saw one of my siblings and the sharing of stories and connection with childhood brings to light the seasons we are all in as well. In the last month I have spent time with loved ones that have challenges in their lives with health, spoken to friends who have been through unbelievable challenges with their bodies and healing and faced some of my own personal changes and paths that have really caused me to pause and think about the phrase “she/he is in the spring of life”. I guess what that really seems to mean is that at some point, we are in the fullest part of our lives that is filled with the newness and growing of ourselves. A time in life that we have nothing but hope and forward thinking, nothing but positive outlook for all that is ahead and a chance to embrace life and all its wonder to the fullest.
I have to ask, am I past the “spring of my life”? Am I nearing it? My answer is that I sure hope not. I choose to believe that rather than allowing age or circumstance to dictate our outlook or zest for life we must always have that “spring” in our life. My parents wake every day with that eternal spring, my brother facing cancer has never lost his spring and I also think about the many people I have met and had the honor to know that have never lost it amidst adversity and challenges. What a wonderful gift to themselves as well as all those who cross their path.
With all the events this spring that are filled with newness and hope- weddings, graduations, family reunions- I wish for you that they are not just planned on the calendar in the spring but also planned in your heart with “spring”. I hope that the moments are filled with joy, happiness and a full abundance of being in that “spring of your life” no matter your age or load you carry.
Looking out the window and hearing the prospect of snow flurries….that calendar spring does sound great as well!
Have a happy week-
