A Glimpse of Spring

This winter has been like a dream that I'm sleepwalking through. It is all gray skies and slush and misery. I found myself being less enthusiastic, with less of a desire to get out and do something. But yesterday was the ray of sunshine piercing through the mist. The skies were blue, the weather mild and the sun was radiant. And for the first time in a long time I felt myself waking up. I walked straighter and with more energy. I smiled more. And every now and again I'd tilt my face up to the sky and catch the sunlight, amazed that it's here. 

I chose to visit my best friend and we went for a walk in her Brooklyn neighborhood. Sometimes in winter you forget that you have neighbors. You barely see them when you trudge home in the snow. Today however, people were out in full force. They had awakened, same as I did. And they were ready to soak in the sunshine. My friend and I walked and talked and joked. We smiled at little kids playing on the sidewalks. We sat and relaxed in the park. And all was well with the world. 

Then we saw the ice cream truck and things got better. 

It's crazy what a single change can do to a person. A little warmth, a little more sun and suddenly the world is a brighter place. It was only a single glimpse of spring in this still winter. But it was enough. And I am glad for it.