Wait...what???
Did I miss the memo? Did I pull a Rip Van Winkle and sleep through winter???
I have new shoots on my dwarf ever-bloom potted lilac- already!
With this revelation, I decided to meander around the neighborhood to see if I was the only one experiencing it. There seems to be cherry blossoms and tree shoots and little daisies covering the grassy pathways. The sun is gracing my part of the world with warmth and light that makes the little steams of water dribbling down the pathways sparkle.
The sound of the water rushing down to the beachside that flows into the ocean is pleasing to my senses. I can hear small birds singing deep in the trees to each other. I'm enjoying this too much to put my headphones on. The calendar says it's still winter. They say the ground hog saw his shadow and we have a longer winter to endure. Well, he must live over on the East side of the USA.
Here, it seems, mother nature has spring on her mind. And I for one couldn't be more pleased. This year, I have more aspirations of being outside getting more exercise. Moving, breathing, appreciating what I have right in front of me right at that moment- being in the moment. Feeling some peace and finding more enlightenment. This is how I revitalize myself for what lays ahead during my day. IT makes the speed-bumps I hit less intense. It takes away any back-up spike strips some people throw in your days journey. Those can be a real big bummer and hard to recover from. If I start off in a good place in my soul, I can keep my smile, in true form, across my face no matter what.
Another analogy of a negative thrown in your day, is walking along your days path and passing a stink weed flower. ( I don't know what the true name of this plant is, but it smells like a swampy skunk flower-nasty enough to have you make a face and want to walk the other way)
It's looks can be deceiving. There is no doubt the smell is bad and no one wants to stay in it's presence. You deal, then walk away hopefully not to get into that scenario again. Live and learn! Too many speed bumps in life can be jarring to the brain! :)
I am grateful to have this early peek into 2015 springtime. It's got me all wound up for planting my herbs that I cook with and finding a new variety of colorful fragrant flowers to entice my nose during a smooth breeze. I am so blessed to live pretty close to the pacific sea and in a small city that boasts to be the friendliest place of the coast. I can't find fault in that claim!
Wishing everyone that isn't experiencing beautiful weather can live vicariously though this post!!
This Rip Van Winkle is glad she awoke to an early pre-spring. Can't wait to stop and smell the roses...literally!
Peace out~
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