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Spring Isn't a Myth

A couple of months ago, I wrote a post titled "My Love Affair with Winter."  Perhaps you read it, but if not check it out at some point.  It was my first post, and I think it was pretty good (if I do say so myself).  Anywho, in that post I used winter as a metaphor for the challenging times that we all face at some point or other our lives.  In this post, I want to reflect on something that you don't think will ever come when in the depths of winter....spring.

Recently I was listening to my all-time favorite album, "The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill," and even though I've heard EVERY song about a gazillion times, one lyric in particular resonated with me on this particular day.  On the track, "Everything is Everything," L-Boogie spits out encouragement to listeners by simply saying, "after winter MUST come spring, change it comes eventually."  Wow! Did you take that in?  I mean, did you really let it seep deep down in your spirit?  You see, this is so much more than an artist putting pen to paper and coming up with a catchy line.  This is TRUTH! For those who are hopeless, in despair, lost, confused or just plain helpless, this line is a lifeline and proof that spring is not a myth.

Many times when we're going through hard times in our life, we feel alone and wonder when change will come.  It can be extremely frustrating to find yourself in a pattern of one step forward, two steps back and seemingly going nowhere.  But (you know there's always a but), we can rest assured in the knowledge that situations do change, people do change and what you are facing today will be a distant memory one day.  At the end of the day, we have to pull up our big girl (or big guy:-) Underoos and keep advancing.  I promise you there IS greater on the other side.  I promise you that sooner than you can think or believe, you will be basking in the rays of a beautiful sunshine.  Do you believe that your spring is on the way? I do!

Peace & Blessings
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