Summer is here! A time when we enjoy picnics, pools, lakes, outdoor sports, and bike rides. A time to take walks without a jacket or sweater. I am not a hot weather fan, but I do enjoy the sunlight of summer and the cool evenings we often have in Northeast Ohio. Grilling, eating on the patio, visiting with family, grandchildren not needing to get up for school tomorrow. The “lazy, hazy days of summer” provide us a chance to savor today. Different flowers are blooming now than in May, each having its own beauty. The trees and lawns are a lush green right now. Fresh fruit and vegetables are becoming available, and will be more so as the rest of summer arrives. We have a chance to remember the fun times of our childhood, when we left home to play with friends and came in when we were hungry or thirsty. Ice cream trucks drove through our neighborhoods every now and then with Good Humor bars for sale. We ran through the sprinklers in the yard to cool off. We got dirty. And we laughed. They were carefree days.
The summer solstice provides a chance to celebrate what’s right with our world today. Enjoy the extra daylight, make it count. Smile, laugh, and be open to everything.
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