Well, last year she had to open the door to that closet. To her horror she saw a leaking foundation and the room ankle deep in mud and probably spiders too. She began to cry on the spot. She grabbed a bucket and rags and got to work. Over the next several weeks she scrubbed the room, contacted people to fix the foundation and painted it with waterproof paint.
Easter is part of a process of claiming life in the midst of death.
In our church it lasts 50 days. In our lives it takes longer, usually. It involves living honestly and with trust, believing that there is more life than death, up until our last day when Christ will raise our mortal bodies to be like his own in glory. If you re joyful today, great. If not, do not fear that you are abandoning Easter or that Easter has abandoned you.