It seems that this has been one epoch of a winter. Months of being cold, dark and uncertain, months of longing for spring when it will be warmer, when we will feel happier, when we will get out more, eat less, exercise with purpose... as if a season, albeit one associated with hope, can bring us instant contentment! It raises a glaring question: why do we continuously put our lives on hold, waiting for the grass to turn a brighter shade of green over there, waiting for better luck, a better time, a better place, a better mind-set when all will finally be well?
Apart from Christmas, I have yet to meet many who love winter. Months of gloom and chill; months of longing for Spring: when it will be warmer, when we will feel happier, when we will get out more, eat less, exercise with purpose... as if 120 days can totally transform us and bring with them immediate gratification!
Yup, let us face facts: many of us are prone to 'tomorrow' lives; lives where great things gleam at us from a vague, hazy horizon. Seemingly, it is only once we have earned, found, bought, achieved, gained, succeeded that those glistening rays of hope will beam warmly upon us, bestowing true self-worth and fulfilment.
Living this philosophy - and many of us do - demeans our everyday lives to useless dust. Does happiness really stand so far distant, sneering and scowling viciously, waving joy under our noses like some demonic toreador? Definitely not!
Spring should be our time to turn our backs on the tormentor within. No more waiting for the future to make our dreams a reality, for improvements, for that picture-perfect life which only exists in fairy tales. The secret is to live in the NOW, to allow ourselves to see the special in each and every day, to learn (for learn this we must) how to enjoy the simple things life offers us. And, yes, that includes winter.
But it is not as complicated as that. We love Spring because it is bright and promising: so let us look for the light in every day. Let us embrace this time and every single day to come with determination to see, with open eyes, the special in everything. Let us live in the minute and stop looking to some vague future for success: after all, it may never come. Spring into action: live in the now, count your blessings, be glad and grateful every single day: it is the only way to feel alive, be it Spring or any other glorious season of any other glorious year we are allowed to enjoy.
If you're looking to celebrate Spring with style then you really should head to private members club, Home House. With longer, lighter (and warmer) days ahead, there are oodles of events this month, including the Members' Spring Party 'Once Upon a Time'!
Apart from Christmas, I have yet to meet many who love winter. Months of gloom and chill; months of longing for Spring: when it will be warmer, when we will feel happier, when we will get out more, eat less, exercise with purpose... as if 120 days can totally transform us and bring with them immediate gratification!
Yup, let us face facts: many of us are prone to 'tomorrow' lives; lives where great things gleam at us from a vague, hazy horizon. Seemingly, it is only once we have earned, found, bought, achieved, gained, succeeded that those glistening rays of hope will beam warmly upon us, bestowing true self-worth and fulfilment.
Living this philosophy - and many of us do - demeans our everyday lives to useless dust. Does happiness really stand so far distant, sneering and scowling viciously, waving joy under our noses like some demonic toreador? Definitely not!
Spring should be our time to turn our backs on the tormentor within. No more waiting for the future to make our dreams a reality, for improvements, for that picture-perfect life which only exists in fairy tales. The secret is to live in the NOW, to allow ourselves to see the special in each and every day, to learn (for learn this we must) how to enjoy the simple things life offers us. And, yes, that includes winter.
But it is not as complicated as that. We love Spring because it is bright and promising: so let us look for the light in every day. Let us embrace this time and every single day to come with determination to see, with open eyes, the special in everything. Let us live in the minute and stop looking to some vague future for success: after all, it may never come. Spring into action: live in the now, count your blessings, be glad and grateful every single day: it is the only way to feel alive, be it Spring or any other glorious season of any other glorious year we are allowed to enjoy.
If you're looking to celebrate Spring with style then you really should head to private members club, Home House. With longer, lighter (and warmer) days ahead, there are oodles of events this month, including the Members' Spring Party 'Once Upon a Time'!
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Enjoy London in the Spring at the most exclusive private members clubs in London. With oodles of events over the summer in London, including Afternoon Tea with a Sparkle, plus luxury gardens and some of the top restaurants and bars, Home House is the perfect social hotspot to spend leisure time or a working day.
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