Awakenings

'Tis the season of transformation! The long dark winter has moved on and light has entered our days again. It is a time of awakening. Stretching ourselves and looking around at what is being uncovered. 

Spring has always been disorienting for me in Duluth. I grew up north of here and Spring…well…was Spring! New growth popped up through and the old washed away in the April showers. In Duluth, we may get another snowstorm. I call this season, mud season. The kids and dogs bring the outside into the house. Spring is just a bit longer and messier here. Although, I don’t mind too much.

It is a time for planning. Planning the gardens, planning summer gatherings and road trips. This year, I am mapping out yet another midlife awakening for myself. Since COVID, it feels as though my personal growth moved to the backseat. Or perhaps, it was just fermenting in my guts waiting for the sunshine to come back. 

The sun is back! What will you awake to this season?