Craft a Season of Abundance: Strategies for a Fulfilling Summer

Enjoy the Season of Brilliance!

Summer is about leisure and enjoying life. With the days longer and the sun more energizing, we also have more time, energy and enthusiasm to reflect and think about what is working and what isn’t in our lives.

Throughout time, summer has been a season of celebration, abundance, fertility and harvest. Many of us continue this tradition by taking vacations in the summer. School is out, the days are longer, the weather is warmer.  Lakes, rivers and oceans are a more comfortable temperature for swimming.  So we continue the season of celebration with parties, reunions, barbecues,  and trips. This is the time to spend with family and friends and enjoy all life has to offer, our harvest so to speak.

As I think about summer and leisure, one thing that strikes me so profoundly is how few of us actually have hobbies or leisure activities we do on a regular basis.  Which is so important for out well being. This comes up often in my readings.  I see that so many people not only don’t have a hobby but don’t even know what they want to do for one.  In our over structured, over planned lives, we might plan a vacation  but weekly, are we planning fun, are we taking time for leisure, and hobbies? For some of us that is yes but for many of us that answer is no. So now is the time to discover what you like.  If you don’t know, think about what you did as a child. What you liked to do. That is a good place to start.

So as you enjoy the longer days, and higher energy level of summer, I invite you to take time and reflect.  Are you enjoying your harvest? Where are you in your life?  In your relationships? Do you have hobbies or activities you do on a regular basis just for fun and to rejuvenate?  I invite you to slow down and celebrate the people you know and love. The life that you have created. The home you live in, the work you do. This is the season to celebrate all you are and all you have created. This is the season to play.