Birds are singing, humidity is rising, grass is turning green and I hear the sounds of kids running and playing in the neighborhoods...Summer, it is here again, arriving after a very long and trying winter at my place. The heat of the sun warms my bones and lifts my heart with joy....it is the season of re-newal and hope...I welcome it with open arms, from the sea to the sky.
So many blessings come in on that light ocean breeze and reminds me that this is the season to slow down. The season to take a second look at all the beauty that we somewhow rush through in the winter...A time for thoughful meditation on how we want to move forward with the rest of this year...it also allows us, to learn to just breathe in, all the sights, sounds and smells that spell summer...SLOW DOWN..
So many things I love about summer, and the funny thing is, I allow myself the time to take it all in. I know it's a fleeting season, so not one minute can be wasted....all those unfinished tasks of winter can wait now until fall...I have a bench at home in my labyrinth garden that calls to me...and a house in Maine on the lake, that sends the sounds of the loons looking for me..more cold beers and chilled wine that needs drinking...and lemons that need squeezing...so here is what I'll be doing...
Wine in Maine...whenever I want..I'm a cheap date though.
Going to the beach..
Playing in the sand with the babies.
Boat trips and Loon watching...hoping to finally get some baby Loons this year...
More time with Friends...
Eat More Ice Cream..
Ah, and that hammock that beckons to me...let me rest my weary head there for a bit as the gentle breeze off the water rocks me into pleasant thoughts...
Stump time...find your stump and just sit on it and mediatate about all that is good and joyful in your life...you'll be surprised when you leave your stump how full you feel...Life is good, even when it's not...
And finally and always....Family time...I'll say it again...but most importantly, when the summer is here and we gather in Maine...we are a small family but we are also a Blessed family.
Write your list...it's o.k. if you don't get everything checked off...it's just good to write it...hmm, I need to add writing to my list, make things happen for you and yours...What I know for sure, Life is Short....make it count every day...
HERE'S TO A HAPPY SUMMER PEEPS....IT STARTS TODAY...