February 9, 2024 – 6:32 am
Spring the past couple days. Snow melting. Birds clustered in the tops of bony-fingered maples. Chattering. They know this won’t last, but it’s nice to think about it. Consider it. Hope that winter is done with us. Indeed, that hint of flowers and green grass gives us the bump we need to make it through another day.
But if we’re relying on the weather for perspective, to shake us out of our winter blues, perhaps we’ve been complacent too long. Running the same routine. Doing the same things. Expecting different results. Could it be these past few days of sunshine and 40 degrees aren’t here for a little relief, but are a sign to do more? To do different?
We have routines and the day-to-day because that’s what’s necessary to fulfill our roles, meet the expectations of others, and to make ends meet. But is your routine making you happy? Is there enough change and difference in your day to encourage growth? And do you need encouragement?
What happened to the hunger?
Not the grumble in your tummy that’s got you running through the drive-thru, but that ache inside telling you that you’re meant for more. What did you do to it? It’s still there, isn’t it? In restless sleep. Dreams. Song lyrics. Maybe today, in the ray of sunlight that filters through the window, as you watch starlings fly in a great, magical wave, to cluster at the top of the maple.
~ KJ
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