Sometimes I think God gave me breast cancer so that I could help others as I do with my Reach to Recovery work. I've been putting the speaking skills I've acquired through my 15 year association with Toastmasters International to work in alerting women as to why they should take time out of their busy schedules to get mammograms and that early detection saves lives. I like to believe that in my own small way that I do make a difference. The cold, dark days of winter are gone. The earth prepares for the sun's warmth and the bounty of summer and fall.
Spring is the season of rebirth.
Spring Equinox festivals have been celebrated from the beginning of history. Day and night become equal, plants begin to bloom, leaves appear on the trees, insects and animals end their winter sleep and come alive again. In the Spring, Persephone returned from the realm of death. In gratitude, her mother Demeter, Goddess of the Grain, began the cycle of life in the world of the living. The egg was used as a symbol for Eostar.