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Show j The Funny Bone Don't miss spring By MARY COONS If you blink, you'll miss it. Spring is the fastest season, in my estimation. Suddenly, there are little green leaves popping out of the ground, with tiny purple petals pushing up in the middle of a bunch of leaves. What a miracle! This is a great time of year. It represents the rebirth of all nature. I think that it should also represent the rebirth of all of our hopes and dreams. Sometimes, sadly, we get in some pretty deep ruts, and don't see those lovely- little symbols of hope popping out of the ground. Symbolically, we don't always see our new opportunities that come our . way, because we are looking in the wrong direction. We should teach our children, by our example, to be happy, and to be looking for those things in life that are happy and new. We should try to make life as pleasant each day as we can, in spite of overcoming odds. Nature just keeps reminding us of new beginnings each year, and we need to take her hint, and try to see our way out of our troubles, and like the spring flowers, to allow those trying times that come to all of our lives to help nurture us to blossom into our full selves. |