Guest Author - Deanna Joseph
Midsummer is a wonderful time to reflect and express your inner self. The days are long and the evenings are warm and bright.
Our ancestors knew that at midsummer the light would reach its peak, and the days would start growing shorter leading up to the harvest time when they must prepare for the long, cold, winter. Midsummer, also known as the Summer Solstice, was a time of revelry, celebration and merry-making.
We, too, can enjoy that energy with our own celebrations. Remember what it felt like on the last day of school, with the anticipation of the summer ahead? Our summers can still have that anticipation, all we have to do is pull ourselves out of our routines!
Enjoy Your Meals Outdoors
There is nothing more festive than enjoying your meals while outside in your backyard or patio. Breakfast can be especially enjoyable; with the air still cool and comfortable, and not so many mosquitoes buzzing around.
Visit New Places
Summertime is only three months longs, so vow to yourself that you will visit at least three places you have never been by the end of the summer. These places don’t need to be far; visit a local hiking trail or botanical gardens.
Journal In Nature
Take your journal to a park, lake or even the ocean if you can manage it. There is nothing quite so inspiring as writing from the heart while under the influence of the scents and sounds of the outdoors. You may even try writing at a local bistro or restaurant that has a nice patio setting!
Turn Off The TV
Don’t spend those lovely summer evenings vegging in front of the television! Check your local community calendar and see if they offer a movie night at the park or some other park events – many communities put on musicals. If you can’t get out of the house, try playing board games with your family, or invite friends over to enjoy them with you.
Set Summertime Goals
Make a list of five things you will absolutely accomplish by the end of the summer. Whether it is visiting a favorite museum or starting the book you’ve always dreamed of writing, setting summertime goals and accomplishing them is a wonderful and invigorating way to start off the autumn months! And don’t let those bigger goals slip away because you fear you won’t finish them by the end of the summer. It’s quite an accomplishment just to get our bigger goals started, for example, starting our book, starting training for a new job, or starting to remodel our house!
Summertime is the season of light and inspires us to reach deep into our hearts for our own inner light. When we enjoy the energies of the summertime, we allow our hearts to roam wild, and our souls to heal.
