Today, I noticed it.
I have been feeling restless all day long, and couldn't figure out why.
Walking across a grassy field, holding my daughter's sticky hand, with no real destination in mind, I noticed it. I could hear the swishing of the grass beneath our feet, the flip flipping of my daughter's sandals. The distant sound of a song playing. I could feel the late afternoon sun shining on the back of my hair and shoulders. I could smell the subtle honeysuckle, along with the sweat and sand on my daughter.
In that moment, I felt quiet. Quiet on the inside. Even though beside me my daughter was chatting away about her day, my mind was still. It wasn't racing to the next event, or raging at the thought of being late.
I felt quiet, and peaceful.
I smiled in that moment. Summer. This is what summer feels like!
The slower pace. The appreciation of the small things. Conversations about butterflies and bugs. The exploring of creeks and shorelines. The hand-holding on long walks. Recognizing the small moments. Sno cone juice dripping down a chin. Sand sticking to chubby legs. Chasing fireflies and catching turtles. Hanging up swimsuits that smell of chlorine and sunshine.
Oh, summer! How I've needed you, and didn't even know it. How my daughters have needed it...by needing me. A better me. A slower, and more aware me. A more engaged me. Giggly and playful, with no lists to follow, nowhere to be--the kind of me I long to be.
The summer me!
How is your "summer me" different from your "regular me"?
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