Savour Summer

I hosted a community ceremony in a beautiful park by the river yesterday. 20 of us came together in a ritual to notice the crossroad we are standing at in our personal lives and honour stepping into a new place in this community we call home.

This photo is of me celebrating after the celebration!

To add to the wonderfulness of this time, my youngest son is visiting. I haven’t seen him for six months and it is such a joy to have him here at home!

Throughout the week, I’ve listened to him play the piano, we’ve shared meals and good conversations, watched a lightening storm together on the front porch and he even got angry at me, what a delight!

I am savouring the moments we have together before he returns to Nova Scotia and we return to Skyping.

I hope you’re beginning to savour the moments of summer!

It lasts such a short time here in Ontario and yet its memory can be nourishing for months afterwards. It’s almost effortless to store it up if you practice “This Is Summer!”.

Here’s the practice. Any time you feel a special summery moment, pause and say out loud, “This is Summer!”. When you are taking in the aroma of a rose, drinking some fresh squeezed lemonade, or dipping your toes into a stream, pause and say “This is Summer!”.

Using this practice will make certain that you are nourished all year long by the pleasurable moments of summer.

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  1. rebecca
    Posted June 26, 2015 at 9:32 am | Permalink

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    • Jovanna
      Posted July 8, 2015 at 10:45 am | Permalink

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