It’s been a long, drawn winter up here in Montreal. And now, it seems as if spring has finally sprung. It’s knocking hard at our doorstep. The snow is quickly melting, the roads clear of ice, the joggers and bikers out in droves. You can feel the rejuvenation in the air, the energy, the enthusiasm, the relief. I personally love winter and all that snow, BUT CHANGE IS GOOD. And its time for a change.
So begins spring, so begins the cleaning and so begins the clearing.
Spring is a time for clearing the mind and body. It’s a time to come out of hibernation, stretch and open up your senses. It’s an ideal opportunity to take full out advantage of the roads, the bike paths, the parks, the activities and festivities all around us. For many it will be a time to practice yoga and meditation in a quiet park. For some, an ideal opportunity to load up the iPod with new tracks and hit the pavement. It’s a chance to get out of that sedentary hibernation mode and enroll back into that active lifestyle you’re accustomed to. Its detox season for the mind and body.
For a good friend of mine it’s a list of things like – taking out his bike and racking up 15km per day, in the process shedding some weight he packed on over the winter. Its also a chance for him to clear his mind. As a writer, the warmer temperatures can broaden his choice of office – whether it be writing on a park bench at the top of the mountain or come May, letting the creative juices flow onto paper as he cruises on a small boat across a peaceful lake.
Whatever your method of cleaning/clearing, be sure to do it. I know you will. How could you not? The attire gets skimpier in the spring/summer. The toned and buffed bodies resurface and the glow on people’s faces brighten. The air is fresher, the vibe is vibrant. Its contagious, infectious – people outdoors living. Really living.
