The star Magnolia tree that is just outside our entrance door is bursting with blooms in the morning sunshine this morning. There is nothing like the early heat of spring like what we had over the last couple of days. Spectacular. Even the more “regular” trees of oak and maple and birch (at least I think that is what they are) are starting to burst out their red buds. As the news of COVID-19 continues to linger in the larger community and now the mid-west is seeing spikes, it is hard to keep up spirits. The challenges created by 2020’s upheavals are still very real for so many.. debt, housing insecurity, loss of good work, for some health and the loss of so many lives. The reverberations of all of the suffering will be with us for a while.

When it breaks into to my shell of personal protection (emotionally speaking) I always try to focus on something outside that reminds me that everything changes and everything is renewed in some way in the big picture. Natural beauty is a great balm for our soul.

So stop and say hello to the Magnolia tree on your way in and out of the building this week. Let it sooth your aching soul and let it be enough for today.

May you find beauty and good companions in your day today. Let someone be the light for you and you be a light for someone else and we will move on together a little better for the sharing.

Warmly,

Michelle