Friday, April 16, 2010 · 3:19pm ET
SPRING … The Season of Potentiality
Posted by: Harold Byne
This is without a doubt my favourite season of the year. I love the new and ever increasing warmth of the sun. It is always exciting to me to see those first crocuses pushing their way up through the hardened earth and displaying their regal colour. I love to look at the new buds on trees dripping with the life generating moisture of an April shower. It is all such a reminder of the intriguing mystery and power of life. It shouts to us that we have potential and possibilities for change and growth. 
There is of course another all too familiar sign that spring is here … The Toronto Maple Leafs (yes I am a fan, and have been cheering for them for 60 years) have replaced their hockey equipment with their golf clubs, but that is another story and we won’t go there.
One of the things I always find myself reflecting on this time of year is the question – How do those crocuses do it? How do they know when to start growing? How do they muster up the energy and power to push through the hard ground? The only answer I can come up with is that the action is the natural extension of who they are. It is part of their creative genius. It is what they were designed for. It is the mystery and majesty of being. Every spring, I find it simply inspiring.
The thought I want to leave with you is this … You are alive … you have a creative genius within yourself … you were designed for something amazing … It is your season of potentiality.
