This is the time of year when we have the most and best energy. We have been carrying it for weeks. We have sunshine, rest and, now, the slight certainty of better weather.

Spontaneous get-togethers and dinners with friends presided over by candles that smell like a library are back. Improvisation, cherry lips, painted nails, and loose hair are back. Fear is gone.

This is the time of year when we think about how to live the rest of the year. The rest has been a rehearsal. Now it all begins.