Near the end of every winter I seek the coming of spring. And every year the death and darkness of winter gives way to the life and light of spring. March 3rd might be a little early for this strong desire for spring but I have it now.

The death of my son at the end of last summer, the cold, snow and harshness of this winter and the suffering of friends and family probably all contributed to this long winter. I remembered the faith saying that we must die to live, suffer and struggle for joy and peace. As usual a quote came my way today that captured this reality in the light of Growing Power:

“If we don’t change, we don’t grow. If we don’t grow, we are not really living. Growth demands a temporary surrender of security.” (Gail Sheehy)

I guess that is the way it is in Nature, one must die to live, and the seed is planted in the ground to grow. The hard part, however, about this way of growing and really living is the “temporary surrender of security.”

The ground hog said spring would be early this year. Let’s hope it was right and our waiting for spring is short.

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