It has been a very intense semester that seems only now to have finally let up, with two weeks to go. So much has happened! I realise today, now, how much the weather has played a part in my mental wellbeing. And I wonder if today being the first day of 20C and blazing sunshine in six months has something to do with my new found serene state of mind.
The hectic rush from one thing to another has only been compounded by the blast of chill winds while walking to and from Uni or around campus. And the snow, still falling and accumulating 4 inches only 4 days ago, persistent in its icy grip, has only now finally abated. The elusive spring has played hard to get these last few months. Teasing us with brief, brilliant sunny days (all below 8C) only to hide behind another snow storm or sheets of freezing rain.
So it has been for about 2 months. Waves of possibility that spring might soon arrive, that crash and blanket us in cold again.
But it seems spring has finally sprung, and with that the world seems ripe for the taking. Trees are blossoming, lawns full of irises are budding and the birds are singing. And suddenly the work, the toil doesn't seem so oppressive. Today I'm shedding the blankets, the coats, scarves, gloves and beanies, and with it the stress of this recent time. I'm going to lose my shoes and to stand barefoot on some green grass.
Hallelujah!
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