By Leland Pulley
Where I live it is Spring and the weather is beckoning me to get outside. I have mowed the lawn already, and done my first weeding job in the yard. Next comes cleaning off the patio furniture. Fortunately, my house is four years old so I do not have to worry about its maintenance and repair yet. However, my wife and I have already decided on a few changes in our yard plan and will act on these in the next few weeks. She will go to the nursery to buy some flowers to put in for this season. They always add color to a yard and help to add your personality to your home.
Spring activities include more than the house and yard concerns mentioned above. There is that annual spring cleaning, which is more thorough than what you do periodically throughout the year. For many people, it is time to look at all their material possessions and perhaps hold a garage sale to get rid of some of it. It is a time to look at fences, decks, buildings, etc. to see what condition they are in and if some maintenance or repair is needed.
Spring is also a time to spend more time outdoors. Enjoy nature and all that it offers. There are blossoms and new buds on bushes and trees. The green colors of nature are returning. Some animals like birds may be returning to your area. You can take a walk in a park or a hike in the woods. Have your first picnic. Take more walks in your neighborhood to get more exercise and say hello to neighbors too. Get involved in some sports.
The real meaning of Spring is a new growing season. This is true for your yard, and all the farms in your area. It is a time to plant. This is followed by cultivation and nurturing. Eventually comes the harvest in late summer and fall seasons.
Spring, like the seasons of Summer, Fall, and Winter, each have their place in the year and in our lives. We should strive to utilize each for what it can offer us.
For this Spring, I challenge you to consider several things. Get out of bed earlier. Get off that easy chair in the living room more often. Get outdoors more. Start some projects for the coming months. Make it a productive year for yourself and your family. To do this, merely turn the season of Spring into an attitude of Spring. Yes, it can be a new beginning in many ways for things in your life. Develop new habits, participate in some new activities, go to new places, or make some new friends. In these and many other ways you are planting seeds. Nurture and cultivate them, and with time they will produce good fruits or benefits in your life and in the lives of others. This is the real blessing that comes from Spring. There can be improvement or growth physically and mentally, as well as social and spiritual benefits. Spring efforts can bring material and financial blessings too.
What are you waiting for? It is your Spring and your life! Remember, good stewardship implies using your opportunities to do productive things that will help yourself and others.
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