Spring...

...has sprung. Probably since forever man has tried tell Spring when she should arrive. Some dude created that silly Groundhog day and all of its superstitions. There's also that day marked on every calendar when someone else attempted to tell her when to show her pretty little face. First Day of Spring...like we know something she doesn't.

For me it has always been the same. There is that one day, usually in April, when I wake up and feel great, maybe even fantastic. I get ready for work and leave the house a few minutes early. I walk outside and the temperature warms me to my core and I smile. I smile to welcome her back into my life. There is an all-emcompassing feeling of warmth, of contentment, of being precisely where I am supposed to be at this moment in time.

One of the things I most appreciate about spring, aside from the obvious warm temperatures and abundance of cycling, is the true "rebirth" it always seems to be for my soul. Every year when spring truly arrives and I get that feeling that I have today I also experience a commitment and strong motivation to better myself in various ways. Usually it involves altering my lifestyle back to more healthful ways...no more Junior Mints and Coca Cola for breakfast, I promise.

One more thing that happens in a good but quite overpowering way is the need to see the world. If you know this little wanderlust then you understand I'm always exploring and adventuring but this time of year, on this day of Spring excitement and anticipation there are a couple of places that my little heart longs to visit. Today I'm thinking about Alaska, New Zealand, Nepal, Ethiopia, and Patagonia. With an evaluation of my travel goals just last week I discovered that I am getting so very close to accomplishing Phase 1 of the goal! Then it will be on to Phase 2 and before I know it I'll be out there seeing those exotic places I have long dreamed of.