Carol is hosting our Spiritual Journey Thursday this month.
Her theme is "Rejoice in a Sunkissed Summer Season";
I have had to work hard
to find the joys of
this summer season.
But they are there,
if I squint.
Unscheduled days
Book comas
Air conditioning
Episodes of "Queer Eye" on Netflix
Unhurried lunches with friends
Leisurely naps on the couch
Moments spent finding
the patterns in lake ripples
Tall pine trees
Sun on my legs
My granddog's adoring eyes
Pizza from a local shop in a new-to-me place
Watching my adult children
share their strong connection
Summer's birds coming to my feeder
Speckled sparrows and petite wrens
A new roof on our house
A new planner for the coming year
Exuberance found
in my newly-birthed SoulCollage card
its message, whispered in my ear--
"Martyrdom and misery
are not required in this life
in order to leave a legacy."
