The sun rises and the sun goes down, and hurries to the place where it rises. -Ecclesiastes 1:5
Here comes the sun...and I say, "It's all right." - George Harrison
Yesterday at 1:14 am EDT was the Vernal Equinox when the center of the Sun crossed the Earth's equator from southern to northern hemisphere. In other words, the first day of Spring in the northern hemisphere.
Here in Washington D.C. the famous cherry blossoms are at peak. A phone call from a friend visiting Savannah, GA confirmed azaleas in full bloom there. Shorts, t-shirts and flip-flops are coming out of closets. Gardens are being weeded and planted. Baseball's opening day is only two weeks away. And all manner of Spring festivals are and will be celebrated.
Spring is a time of life and light that reminds us of the eternal regenerative energy of the universe. Things gone dormant during winter come to life again, even and especially the human Spirit.
The story is George Harrison of the Beatles wrote the song “Here Comes the Sun” in Eric Clapton's garden using one of Clapton's acoustic guitars. Since the Beatles' manager Brian Epstein had died in 1967, the band had to handle more of their accounting and business affairs, which Harrison hated. He wrote the song after attending a round of "business" meetings.
Wherever you are today, at work, school, home or somewhere else, and whatever you doing, take a break from "business" to spend time outside soaking in the regenerative energy of Spring.
"Spring" - say it out loud. Even the word sounds refreshing.
Arise, my love, my fair one, and come away;
for now the winter is past,
the rain is over and gone.
The flowers appear on the earth;
the time of singing has come,
and the voice of the turtledove
is heard in our land.
is heard in our land.
The fig tree puts forth its figs,
and the vines are in blossom;
they give forth fragrance.
Arise, my love, my fair one, and come away. -Song of Solomon 2:10-13
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