Linger in the Leisure of these fading summer days…
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We have reached the mid part of the month of August. And if you have watched the TV ads or been in the mall shopping all the messaging seems to be saying Summer is over and we should be preparing for the Fall. There is some truth to this sentiment, but I would rather pull myself back from those messages and live these last weeks of summer as fully as I can.
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Often our conversation about weather, from September through to May, seems to focus on our longing for summer. Now that we here, I am going to declare that the work of fall can wait, and I am going to linger in the leisure of these last weeks of August. When I turn the calendar page to September, I will then turn my thoughts to more serious matters, but for now, it is still officially summer. Let’s enjoy these sunny days, and evenings and give thanks for the wonderful creativity of God who extends the hours of daylight to help us enjoy longer days and evenings, on our back porch, or walking down a wooded lane, by the lake, or over a cup a tea with a good friend. Stay in the present moment as much and you can.
-Sister Joan Atkinson, CSJ
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