After a grey winter, we are all searching for the beauty April brings. April has it all: cool mornings, rain showers, and bursts of yellow, pink, green, and purple rising from the earth.  Longer hours of warming sunlight entice us to go outside, where we hear the cheery sounds of children laughing and birds chirping. We greet our neighbors and take a few moments to catch up with each other. We pet their dogs. Life is good. The world is beautiful. We can’t help but feel uplifted.

“April prepares her green traffic light and the world thinks, ‘Go!’ – Christopher Morley

It is during times like these when we get the urge to “get up and go” to “do” something, to shake off the winter doldrums and put the “spring” back in our steps.  There is so much we can do!  Where to start?

The song Beautiful, written and performed by Carole King, includes the chorus:

You’ve got to get up every morning
With a smile on your face
And show the world all the love in your heart
Then people gonna treat you better
You’re gonna find, yes you will
That you’re beautiful, as you feel

The world reflects our beauty, and the things we do make the world a better place.  We can embrace the good, recognize the splendor, spread hope and joy, and celebrate how small acts, when combined, create positive change.

We feel good – and we are beautiful – when we do good. The light is green – Go!