Spring is nature’s way of saying: ‘Let’s party!’” said the late actor Robin Williams, and the celebrations are truly kicking off where I live. The trees are coming into leaf again, we’re back to spotting frogspawn on the school run and a family of long-tailed tits have made a dome-shaped nest in a bush in the garden. It’s a beautiful blend of lichen and cobwebs, which makes me smile every time I walk past.
‘Tis the season of mood-boosting natural spectacles, and they bring with them a sense of joy and abundance. As our readers help us to shed light on in the regular Our Community feature in this issue, having an abundance-based mindset can help us to fully embrace life, though it’s sometimes easier said than done.
A sense of positive possibilities isn’t something we acquire, but something we can tune into, suggests author Sumit Paul-Choudhury in our interview with him. There’s a fine line between optimism and delusion, and being optimistic can seem ludicrous in the face of global challenges. But this isn’t about passively hoping for the best, more developing a necessary belief that things can – and should – be better, which in turn leads to positive change.
