Spring Enlightenment

Spring is here. Warmer temperatures, beautiful flowers, and more sunshine. Nothing beats walking to your car after a long hard day at school and the warmth of the sun on your bare legs and exposed shoulders. This feeling makes you feel as if summer is just around the corner and the best part is, summer really is just around the corner.


With this sudden change in the weather must also bring about spring cleaning. It's time to rid yourselves of last years sweaters and boots and break out the shorts and flip flops. Cleaning out your closet and separating the keeps and donations will give you a renewed sense of hope that this up coming season will be a good one. You can make it into whatever you want it to be. Something that I've found helpful with this would be Julie Morgenstern's book "Organizing From the Inside Out." This book helps people set goals and organize their life into a life worth living. Spring cleaning isn't just the physical stuff, but the mental stuff as well, which is also a major topic in Morgenstern's book. Clear your mind to make way for new understandings and new experiences. Last season was exactly that, last season. It's a brand new start with a brand new you. Don't try to change the past and don't look back because the past is the past.


Some people say the best smell of spring is the earthy smell after it rains. Some say it's the smell of freshly cut grass. And others say the best smell is that of the recently bloomed flowers. No matter the smell, people connect their favorite spring scent to a good memory. The memories that are hidden in the back of your mind until that beautiful spring day.


To many people, particularly students, spring symbolizes the end. For teachers it's the end of a long school year. For seniors it's the end of their high school careers. For parents it's the end of those quiet days at home. No matter the ending, it also symbolizes a new beginning. For teachers it's the beginning of many teacher meetings. For seniors it's the beginning of their college career. For parents it's the beginning of seeing their kids all day long. When one door closes another one opens.
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