EMOTIONAL SPRING CLEANING : Clear Away Old Patterns and Open the Door to New Beginnings BY JUDY WILKINS-SMITH
Spring is an exciting time of year . Trees and gardens sprout new growth . Students catch spring fever and play hooky . The rest of us go into a frenzy of spring cleaning . Like our parents , grandparents , and great-grandparents before us , we clear out closets , pack winter clothes away , clean windows and contemplate the garage . We get the “ itch ” to do home improvement . At the very least we buy some flowers to bring a bit of color back into our lives .
But spring cleaning is more than an annual household event . It ’ s an internal happening as well . As nature awakens , something stirs in us . We feel a twinge of creativity , a flutter of potential signaling new growth and a calling to new