Seeds of Renewal

I will not die an unlived life. I will not live in fear of falling or
catching fire. I choose to inhabit my days, to allow my living to open me, to make me less afraid, more accessible, to loosen my heart until it becomes a wing, a torch, a promise. I choose to risk my significance; to live so that which comes to me as seed goes to the next as blossom and that which comes to me as blossom, goes on as fruit."
Dawna Markova  Author of Open Mind. 

Have you noticed that the earth is being painted?  Entire offramps are now covered in white, floral carpets and what was just a dull landscape yesterday is now a colorful parade of dancing yellow, orange and purple pedals!  The seeds embedded during winter are awakening, stretching their leafy arms and lifting their proud, vibrant heads as if to say "I am here!  Look at me, I am alive!"  

 Take a moment today, this week, to spot some of these seeds coming to life.  Take in the splendor of their unique color, shape and purpose.  And then, consider your own "awakening", what has been taking seed, stretching and longing to come to the surface?  What activity, plan, effort, idea or dream has been buried during the winter, and now is waiting to break through?  What will it take to stretch away from "I don't have time" or "I am afraid of failing" and let your heart blossom into new shades of possibilities?  And with every galant, vibrant step toward the renewed you, smile knowingly..."I am here!  Look at me, I am alive!"