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Sometimes I really enjoy my ADHD brain, and this is especially true when it gives me a random moment of writing and creative inspiration!

Whilst enjoying a cycle in Eastville Park on a sunny afternoon, I marvelled at the splendid colours of spring, and as I took in the floral scent, my mind started to twist and turn and weave.

Grief is a strange thing.

Some days are good, some days are bad, and some days just feel like nothing, but there’s something in spring that has made me feel hopeful.

As I enjoyed my bike ride, and the space between the city and my thoughts grew, I started to think about what lessons I could learn from spring, and it turns out, there are quite a few!

Life goes on. There is something beautiful about the consistency the seasons bring. Every year, without fail, buds start appearing on trees, splashes of pink and purple lace our lawns, daffodils appear as if from nowhere and the birds go completely bonkers. This happens without fail and shows us that whatever we are facing right now, life, in its own magical and small way, continues regardless.

There is always light after the darkness. Winter can be a time of reflection, but it’s also very long and mostly dark! Spring shows us that the lighter days will eventually replace the long stint of darkness that winter brings, and that after moments of dark, we can usually, mostly look forward to the light again.

It is okay to live your life the way you wish. Some of us may feel that we aren’t ready for the longer days, social invites and the expectations that often come with better weather. Well I am here to tell you that if you are still in ‘chilled winter mode’, that’s absolutely okay. As an introverted extrovert (I think this is a thing?!), I massively advocate doing what feels right for you.

If moving from the winter snuggly feeling of cardigans and blankies, to the sudden pressure of ‘heatwave fun times’ feels overwhelming, that’s okay, you can take you time easing into it all.

Disclaimer: I’m telling you this, but actually, I’m telling myself it too!

Expect the unexpected I was having a chat with my landlady in her beautiful garden, and she gleefully told me that each spring, plants and flowers pop up that she wasn’t expecting to see. I guess that’s like life too! I’m the worst at always needing a plan but often, the best times are when there’s no plan and you let life do its thing. This isn’t always easy, and you do need a whole heap of trust, but when you lean back a little, you never know what might happen or appear.

Beauty in the smallest of moments. Spring shows us that often beauty can be found in some of the most small and discreet moments of life. Watching the robins as they feed their young and awkward looking chicks, the gentle feel of warmth from the first bit of heated sun in weeks, the breath taking display of blossom, all of it makes you feel happy to be alive to witness such natural and reassuring beauty.

Take a moment to stop and just be and you will be amazed at how much magic there is in the moment you are already living.

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