Sunny Days Ahead

Now that we've had a sufficient number of apocalypse-related posts, I think it's time to celebrate the fact that spring is finally here! Take heart friend, there are sunny days ahead. That means new life, renewal, entire days spent outdoors with friends. All those lovely connotations. Spring is when mother nature makes her greatest showing. The landscape is suddenly splashed with color, bathed in golden light. Birds flit between trees wreathed in flowers. I'll cut the poorly crafted imagery already though. What I really want to say is that we should take a moment to recognize the awesome power that nature wields, bastardized as it may be by the intervention of civilization. It still thrives despite our persistent attempts to subdue or possess it. Nature will outlive us. While this is by no means a justification for mindless resource consumption, it should come across as slightly comforting. Sit and be humbled by springs regenerative capacity.

Now that we've been humbled, get out there and make the most of spring! Enjoy the delicious fresh fruits, vegetables and flowers that are currently poking their way through buds, husks, soil, meristems, etc. I don't think there's an excuse not to live a healthy, happy, active life when it's 70 degrees and sunny out. So yeah. That's how I feel. Optimistic. I'm looking forward to friends, family, food and fun in the coming months. Spring is the perfect time to reflect upon and live in the harmony of nature. We're all part of the same system after all. We are by no means separated from the world around us. Enjoy it.