I’ve not appreciated summer very much this week. It’s been really hot. Not really fit for man nor beast. But, I remembered this post and needed the reminder. I thought I’d rerun it today.
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“Rest is not idleness, and to lie sometimes on the grass under the trees on a summer’s day, listening to the murmur of water, or watching the clouds float across the sky, is by no means a waste of time.” John Lubbock
People are always in such a hurry. There are items on lists waiting to be scratched off. There are things to do, people to see, bills to pay, errands to run, laundry to fold, dishes to wash, dinners to cook, diapers to change, calls to return, emails to compose, lawns to mow, practices to attend, carpools to drive, assignments to complete.
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But, summer is here.
Slow down.
Let the grass grow.
Order take out.
Blow off practice.
Enjoy a sunset or sunrise.
Realize that the laundry and the dishes and the errands aren’t going anywhere.
In fact, throw that list away.
It’s summertime. And it doesn’t come around but once a year. Enjoy it.
Swim, play in the sprinkler, grill, catch lightning bugs, pick flowers and tomatoes and berries, look for arrowheads or seashells, sit on porches laughing and visiting, shell beans or shuck corn while you’re sitting there, listen to your favorite music over a cold drink with friends, stretch out in a hammock and take a nap, do cannonballs, blow bubbles. Spend time in rocking chairs and porch swings.
Enjoy.
The phone won’t stop ringing, but you can turn it off.
The world won’t fall apart if all the laundry isn’t put away(trust me on this one).
Taking a walk isn’t a bad way to spend an evening.
Turn the TV off.
Summer is here and you want to remember the sweetness of it, don’t you?
Slow down.
Eat a Popsicle, churn some ice cream.
Boil some shrimp.
Enjoy every second of it.
It won’t last forever!
This is the season for laziness, the season for adventure. My favorite time of year. And friends, I don’t want you to miss a second of it!
And I know they weren’t aware of the smell.
