In a favorite book series over here in our home, this is a phrase we know means that Spring is coming, and in the case of the book series, Spring means deliverance.
For some people in our country this Spring means a lot more than it has in a very long time, because they have survived something they have not had to before. There is someone in power in our country who has worked hard to divide and put down certain groups of people in our country and for the sensitive empaths this has hit especially hard. There has been emotional and verbal abuse and complete lack of acknowledging people's individuality and need to make decisions based on their own health.
The winter has felt oppressive and in certain ways unsafe. The hate speeches coming from top government officials have been cruel and morally wrong. Spring coming this year is reminding me of the first Spring after I was done chemotherapy. I was still alive! I was grateful! Everything looked so bright, so beautiful. Every flower, every tree blossom, was miraculous and appreciated. I wish I could say that I could erase all the events in the last two years (in regards to decision made about an unnamed virus) that were so incredibly hurtful to me ~ but I can't. I wish I could say I know that my country is in kind safe hands. I can't.
What I can say that I will appreciate each day of sunshine, each random act of kindness, each moment of genuine connection in a new way.
I have not taken out my camera lately. However I will post some moments in the last few months I have dragged my camera out for.
May this Spring feel renewing. May you find forgiveness in your heart, love and empathy. May you also realize that maybe you were wrong (as we all are sometimes), or maybe you were not, and that there is emotional maturity in awareness and humility.
Tansy xo
Oh, I love your hair braided and the photo of the beautiful little frozen gate ❤️
ReplyDeleteThank you :)
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