Summer’s Gifts – Christine Valters Paintner

Today celebrate summer’s gifts by doing the following s-l-o-w-l-y:   Listening to the rhythms of the ocean until you discover your own heartbeat hidden there. 

Today celebrate summer’s gifts by doing the following s-l-o-w-l-y:  Rubbing a dog’s belly. 

Today celebrate summer’s gifts by doing the following s-l-o-w-l-y:   Rolling in the grass.
 
Today celebrate summer’s gifts by doing the following s-l-o-w-l-y:  Letting a piece of music wash over you and knit itself into your being until you find yourself dancing. 

Today celebrate summer’s gifts by doing the following s-l-o-w-l-y:   Listening. To a friend, a spouse, a stranger. To silence, to the holy presence. 
 

— Christine Valters Paintner, PhD, Sacred Seasons: A Yearlong Journey through the Celtic Wheel of the Year – A Self-Study Online Retreat