Sunshine

That's been my nickname since I was little girl. My Grandmommy still calls me that and sometimes, I get a voice mail from her and she is singing me the song. I am twenty three and it makes me smile every time she addresses me as such. It's Spring, one of my favorite seasons. The weather is perfect. Blossoming everywhere uncontrollably is love and life. Passion in the wind and innocence in the air. Joy and music in the atmosphere. With this season, let us rejoice in us. In self. Let's get back to the roots. Who were you during the Winter? Are you too shedding and blossoming? Take some time to reflect on the simplicity of it all. Do what you like. Spend a little extra time with your friends. Spend a lil extra money on that pedicure. Flip the pages and don't feel obligated to read the articles...just look at the pictures. Often times we get so bogged down with responsibility, society, and just all the bullshit of politics, work, red tape and all that other crap. Let it go for a moment. When you have nothing to do, take the time to do nothing. Don't call anybody, don't watch T.V., just be. Sometimes be still in total silence. Create room for peace. Create peace for prayer. Or create stillness for meditation. Other times, be still and enjoy being alone. only in the company of music, art and peace. Enjoy the sunlight through a window or get up and get out doors. When dining out, get out the booth and on to the terrace. Sit outside at night, with all the off and on rain this season, one is bound to catch the perfect evening breeze. Garden, walk or take your work out outside. Enjoy the visual feast. So many little creatures poking and frolicking about. More people even, are out, so you never know who can meet. Enjoy the society in which we live. Get lost in the beauty of just being human. Sit at a park or again, just gaze out window and watch life. Notice the two lovers, notice the children and hear their laughter get remixed with the chatter of birds chirping. Hear the woodpeckers and notice the dedicated jogger. Life is art and it is happening all around you, inside you and even beneath the surface where you can't see. Remember what it was like to still believe in the good? Now, remember what it is like just be. Just breathe. Let go of the news and your weight and all that you have to accomplish before you expire. Just let the sunshine in. Smile and relax... I won't tell anyone you did.