Is It Easier to Find Serenity in Spring?

Today has been a day of changing patterns, thunderstorms, rain, sun, clouds, more rain, more sun, but it has been relatively warm throughout the day and that begs the question - Is it easier to find your serenity when is warm and sunny or is it just because it's spring?

I sometimes have difficulty with this time of year, one day it's warm and the next day is cold, some days are cool and sunny, some days are cold and rainy and some days are just magnificent-warm temperatures, slight breeze and sunny skies.  Moods go up and down depending on the focus of the day, but that's just normal.

Spring is a time of renewal, grass turns from brown to green, soil is moist and bulbs begin to bloom.(I personally love tulips).  It also seems to me that birds sing louder in the spring, maybe their just happy.

It's an appropriate time to take a deep deep breath and allow ourselves to renew.  Renew our senses, renew our perspective, renew our awareness of the life that surrounds us.  Today I started reading a book a colleague wrote entitled "Learning from Looking:  How Observation Inspires Innovation"* and it completely fits into how important it is to re-look at the world that surrounds us.  Take the time to really observe the green grass, the blue sky, the bolts of lighting, listen to the rain hitting the windows and hear the thunder.

By truly being a part of our surroundings in the Spring we can begin to find our serenity.  I find that just standing outside on my deck, even if it's in my yellow rain-slicker and flowered rain-boots and drawing in a deep cleansing breath I allow the cobwebs, the negative feelings, the resentments to flow out of me and breathe in the serenity that flows through beauty.  Even if it's cold and rainy we should still go out into the weather and breathe deep.  (Word of caution though, don't do this if the weather is severe or dangerous.  Stay inside and simply breathe deep to maintain your balance).

So is it easier to find our serenity in spring?  I say no.  I can locate my serenity no matter what the season but simply seeing and being a part of the world that surrounds me.  This is an important thought - it's not just about observation, it's also important that we participate.  We can only find our serenity if we are active participants in the serenity.

Be Serene and Have a great week.  Happy Spring!

*"Learning from Looking:  How Observation Inspires Innovation" by Charlie Szoradi is available at Amazon.