Where I live in Wisconsin, the winters are long and draining for nearly everyone who endures them. Each year, we experience the feelings of stagnation, fatigue, lack of motivation, and depression as the long dark months seem to drag on, with sometimes little to no signs of spring to spark a bit of hope within. However, even as the snow still falls and the night outweighs the day, there are signs of spring beginning to subtly show.
As I sit and write this now, it is these small signs of spring that give life - not only to the world, but to my soul. Birds singing to each other from treetops; the sound of melting snow, almost li