Whole Different Energy

The warmth ushers in a flush of new life in the trees, the people, the city.

Seemingly overnight, coinciding with our remarkably warm temperatures, the cherry trees went into full bloom in Carl Schurz Park and in the neighborhood tree pits.

The warmth drew me out, compelling me to walk more (that, and upcoming vacations, incentivizing me to shed the winter weight) and to seize the moments and socialize outside. I had dinner out with Sissy.

And the day before, I met former colleagues out at Bryant Park. One of them was from my last workplace, from where I recently marked the first anniversary of my departure. She asked if I am happy; I replied in the affirmative, and she said I looked it - that I had a whole different energy about me as compared to before.