6th May 2010

Renewal - Rebirth

Don’t you love this time of year?  Those two weeks or so that the leaves begin to grow back on the trees?  You notice little fledgling sprouts, then all of a sudden there is a green haze as you drive past trees along the highway.  A week or two later, as you stop at your destination, you may begin to notice that all of the trees around you make sounds as the wind passes through the branches and their newborn leaves. I love that sound, but especially when it’s been months of nothing but stark branches clattering against one another.

In the past week, I have felt a professional and personal rebirth.  I have help on so many levels from so many.  Last night I was talking to a very close friend about what’s going on in my  life.  He made some very accurate observations and statements. When you choose to do something that few would even dream of, or dare to do, or fail to execute successfully - sometimes you can feel a bit isolated and unable to relate to most who are not in the same category.  When you run a company, as a working mother, there is so much that pulls at you everyday. At times, I think most of us feel run-down, and a bit invisible in some ways.  But at some point, as a Mother, you can feel renewal as a woman.

I can always tell when I’m feeling inspired.  I pull out old music I haven’t listened to in a long time from a variety of genres.  I have delighted in observing my daughter respond to music.  About a week ago, I was listening to Susan Boyle’s song “Who I was Born to Be” before I went on a sales call.  As I listened to her song, I arrived at my office, opened my sunroof, parked the car, put my seat back and paused for a few minutes to listen.  The words matched my gorgeous view through the sunroof.  She sang about being a child, and listening to the wind in the trees.  She sang about life’s path and how it brings us to where we’re supposed to be in life, at the right time.

Spring brings renewal.  It brings a brighter outlook.  I am thankful for Spring, for renewal, for help on many levels from often unexpected people, and from those I do know who consistently lend a hand to guide us in the right direction.

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