I love the spring. I love the melting snow, walking without a jacket, seeing green, but above all the sun. One of my friends jokingly called me a “sunflower” last year and it is one of the best descriptions of my personality that I have heard. The appearance of nice weather and sunshine is rejuvenating. Days feel much shorter and more pleasant when I am not bundling up for the cold. Needless to say, I have enjoyed the last couple days.
Even if cold weather returns, it has been a reminder that as Emily Dickens wrote “we’re closer to spring than we were in September”. The signs of life among us are rejuvenating. I am able to enjoy my walks to classes much more now. They are no longer a race from one warm space to another, I can are casual strolls. I am comfortable enough to listen and breather and reflect as I move. That makes my whole day better. That is why I am a sunflower.