Remember the Joy's of Summer
I've been hiding lately... From the humid heat. From the swarms of mosquitos that seemingly line up outside my door hoping for a fabulous feast as soon as I exit. The lazy days of summer have arrived.
It's time to shift my perspective and remind myself of the sweet joys of summer so I can delight in them while pushing away thoughts of the daily rise of the thermometer.
Finding things to appreciate is such a powerful antidote to what ails. If you too find yourself trying to speed up this season, here's a few thoughts to get you started on your own list of the many sweet reasons to savor summer.
- The sun rising at an easy time to enjoy it–cooler temps and the golden hour touch of the sun on summer lawns.
- Ice cold sweet tea or chunks of fresh melon turned into the perfect summer cooler in the blender with just a spring of mint and a squeeze of lime.
- Peeling open a fresh picked ear of corn and wondering how nature manages to line up those rows so perfectly.
- That magic hour at dusk when all of a sudden the glow of fireflies blink in the warm summer sky.
- The sound of cicadas, crickets and tree frogs lulling you to sleep at night.
- How cool you look in those sunglasses that hide the beginnings of any wrinkles at the corners of your eyes.
- Children laughing, running through the sprinkler or spray from a fountain.
- Spitting cherry seeds or the trickle of a juice from a perfectly ripe peach–savoring every bite.
- The rumble of thunder with the quick drop in temperature as a well needed summer rain begins to swoop into town.
- Cool dips in the pool.
- Bare feet.
- Lemonade stands.
Okay summer. Let me be here now. 😎 🌻 ⛱️
What do you have on your list to enjoy about this season this week? Drop me a line and give me more ideas to add to my own summer list while we are in full swing of this season. 💕
Keeping it sweet, Julie
I choose to delight in the season I'm in!
(Pro-tip: this can have multiple meanings: the season of the year, season of life, season of a project, etc.)
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