For the last few weeks I have been exploring how we can take care of ourselves as the Summer routine begins. I have talked about engaging, reflecting, and finding joy in this season. None of this will be helpful if we let the Summer slip by, unnoticed and unacknowledged. Therefore, my final word about self-care while rolling into Summer is “Celebrate!”
Celebrate means to acknowledge with joy. It means to open up the body-mind-soul and rejoice in the season. The word originates in the idea of bringing honor to someone or something. Honoring in word only is an empty gesture. But when we honor in body-mind-soul, we truly rejoice and are filled in the process.
The following quote speaks well of our celebrations of life.
“I truly believe we can either see the connections, celebrate them, and express gratitude for our blessings, or we can see life as a string of coincidences that have no meaning or connection.
For me, I’m going to believe in miracles, celebrate life, rejoice in the views of eternity and hope my choices will create a positive ripple effect in the lives of others. This is my choice.” ~ Mike Ericksen
Make your choice this Summer. Celebrate Life!
Celebrate means to acknowledge with joy. It means to open up the body-mind-soul and rejoice in the season. The word originates in the idea of bringing honor to someone or something. Honoring in word only is an empty gesture. But when we honor in body-mind-soul, we truly rejoice and are filled in the process.
The following quote speaks well of our celebrations of life.
“I truly believe we can either see the connections, celebrate them, and express gratitude for our blessings, or we can see life as a string of coincidences that have no meaning or connection.
For me, I’m going to believe in miracles, celebrate life, rejoice in the views of eternity and hope my choices will create a positive ripple effect in the lives of others. This is my choice.” ~ Mike Ericksen
Make your choice this Summer. Celebrate Life!
Tips
Open your senses to the little surprises, like the sweetness of the watermelon or the dripping of a Summer shower through the trees. Celebrate the glorious sunsets and the vast canopy of the Milky Way.
Open your mind to new insights taught by chance encounters along your path. Listen carefully as the shade of the Pecan Tree offers you a respite from the Summer heat. Revel in the ideas that come together when your mind has the time to relax and “ponder the universe.”
Open your soul to the love of those around you. Spend time with family and friends. Share and accept the gifts of love and friendship and companionship. Let the moments together bind old wounds and open up new vistas to be explored together.
Choose to Celebrate Life this Summer!
Open your mind to new insights taught by chance encounters along your path. Listen carefully as the shade of the Pecan Tree offers you a respite from the Summer heat. Revel in the ideas that come together when your mind has the time to relax and “ponder the universe.”
Open your soul to the love of those around you. Spend time with family and friends. Share and accept the gifts of love and friendship and companionship. Let the moments together bind old wounds and open up new vistas to be explored together.
Choose to Celebrate Life this Summer!
FYI
A Celtic Blessing to Celebrate Life
Bless this house and those within.
Bless our giving and receiving.
Bless our words and conversation.
Bless our hands and recreation.
Bless our sowing and our growing.
Bless our coming and our going.
Bless all who enter and depart.
Bless this house, your peace impart.
~ John Birch
For More Celtic Blessings
Bless this house and those within.
Bless our giving and receiving.
Bless our words and conversation.
Bless our hands and recreation.
Bless our sowing and our growing.
Bless our coming and our going.
Bless all who enter and depart.
Bless this house, your peace impart.
~ John Birch
For More Celtic Blessings
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