Bloom in hope

“Spring passes and one remembers one’s innocence. Summer passes and one remembers one’s exuberance. Autumn passes and one remembers one’s reverence. Winter passes and one remembers one’s perseverance.”

Yoko Ono

The cold, dark days of Winter have passed and the hope of Spring has arrived.  The signs of hope are all around us -from the buds of blossoms, the buzzing of the bees, the new shoots coming through the damp warm earth.  The days are getting warmer and longer and there is a feeling of optimism in the air.

We have all had to persevere more than ever through this past Winter and we are all a little weary.  We are worn down and for some worn out by the not so normal lockdown life we have been thrown into again.  In the cold days of Winter it was hard to find hope and at times the only thing we could manage was to get through the day. We had to dig deep within ourselves and find that inner strength, that “invincible summer” to get us through.

“In the depth of winter, I finally learned that within me there lay an invincible summer.” 

Albert Camus

With the coming of Spring, comes a reminder that the days of hibernation, of lockdown shall also pass. Around the world, we are seeing how life can return to some sort of normality and a reason to hope. The new shoots reaching through the earth, remind us that through the struggle and the depths of Winter, we too can bloom in hope this Spring.  Now is the time to renew our hope for a brighter future, for a way forward, for a Summer of exuberance.

Nic x