Spring is such a lovely time of year, full of colour, hope and positive energy.

The sun rises earlier, the daffodils come up, spring festivals let us feast on fresh new shoots (and chocolate) and everything seems brighter.

Not to put a damper on things, but this week I want to talk about how renewal also means the cycle of letting go of the old to bring in the new. For me, the change of the seasons is always a time of reflection and pondering the cycle of life. As the new blooms push through the old mulch of years gone by, I remember my old friends as I also celebrate life with new ones.

March 23 would have been my mom’s 79th birthday. She passed away in Mexico three springs ago and although I think of her often, it is in spring when I can feel her closest to me. She was the person who taught me how important it was to stop and smell the flowers.

We shared many memories of spring flowers, from seeds we........

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