“She turned to the sunlight
And shook her yellow head,
whispered to her neighbor:
“Winter is dead.”
A.A. Milne, When We Were Very Young
Spring is the season of renewal, re-birth, new life. But when you’re going through your very own metamorphosis due to a divorce or other life changing experience, it’s not easy to feel optimistic. But the blossoms, the new baseball diamonds, the warm sun on your face, the open toe sandals are just begging you to re-consider. As you shed your caterpillar exterior to grow beautiful wings after divorce, what you need is a spring fling. Celebrate the end of winter and the start of a new spring season with me. Did you know Van Gogh was fascinated with the idea of the caterpillar’s metamorphosis into a butterfly? Just like you and I, after (or during) divorce we shed our prior identity, grow wings and become someone completely new. “Butterflies are found in art and literature, often as symbols of freedom, transformation and life. Van Gogh used butterflies in his works as a symbol of hope.”– Wikipedia
Van Gogh’s Peacock Moth Painting 1890
And now a visual tour of our signs of spring;
Cherry blossoms in Vancouver
The Beach Cafe is open!
The Cafe, too bad the garbage can is front and centre. Oh well, i don’t claim to be a great photographer
Barefoot in Toms? Definitely Spring
Duckies and new green leaves
Easter goodies from Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory
My favorite spring time movie, Chocolate with Juliette Binoche and Johnny Depp.
photo credit Swotti.starmedia.com
A painting I came accross on Pnterest (by artist Peter Bezrukov) reminded me of the cherry blossoms this time of year
On my morning walk I pass by these blossoms
Daffs in full bloom
Centennial Beach
‘When spring knocks at your door, regardless of the time of year or season of our lives, run, do not walk to that door, throw it open with wild abandon, and say, “Yes! Yes, come in! Do me, and do me big!” ‘-Jeffrey R Andersen, The Nature of Things
How will you coax your butterfly wings to grow this spring? Coming out of your winter cocoon will be a relief. Promise. What’s your spring ritual? I love a girls’ road trip and I wrote about it here.
Leave a comment, I LOVE ’em!
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May 9, 2013 at 1:50 pmYour site is valuable for me. Thanks!
Susan Ekins
April 3, 2013 at 4:00 pmI’m not leaving my marriage but found your post uplifting anyway. In the Chicago area, our daffodils are only 3″ shoots, but spring will be here soon. I will appreciate every minute of it!
Luckily, I have a happy marriage, but I HAVE been through some tough times (the death of my Mom and a job loss, both about a year ago.) I’m still trying to reinvent myself and I appreciate your beautiful pictures and message of hope.
lisa
April 3, 2013 at 4:07 pmHi Susan. Thanks for visiting. I love hearing from people who are happily married. It gives everyone hope. I’m sorry for your losses. Reinventing yourself can be fun but certainly challenging. Enjoy your spring there in Chicago!
Beverly Diehl
April 2, 2013 at 11:03 amOne of the things I recently found out about butterflies is that in the cocoon, the creature actually exudes a chemical that dissolves its former shape so it can be reformed. It sounds painful – as change invariably is, but look at the result!
My spring ritual is more prosaic – spring cleaning. Not like my mother and grandmother, who would take all the dishes out of the cupboards, wash them, and clean the insides of the cupboards before putting them back. But I did do a hands-and-knees cleaning of the kitchen and bathroom floors, and wiped down the OUTSIDE of my cupboards. 🙂
lisa
April 2, 2013 at 12:46 pmThat’s a good spring ritual you have! I sort of do those things when the mood strikes but spring does ignite something in us to refresh our surroundings. As for butterflies, that does sound painful and yes, change is a bitter sweet pain. But staying put in an unhappy situation is much worse. 🙂 Thanks Beverly, for sharing.