The birds are chirping outside though the sky is pitch black. It’s all about birds in our household right now. 

 I’ve come to love springtime in Pennsylvania. My feed was full of pictures of inches of snow back in Minnesota. While I miss so much about the place where I was born, I don’t miss the long, extended winter. 

I recently read a very interesting poem about what we can learn from early spring- the way it comes and goes. It felt so appropriate to my life right now. Some days are light and beautiful while others are dark and gloomy. But if you pay attention, the signs of spring persist in those days too. It helps to not lose sight of the beauty that is coming when it’s not so obvious in the environment. To recognize that where you are in any given moment is not permanent. Often things change all on their own. And you can always choose where to focus your attention and efforts. And you can create what you want and what you need.