There is a song called ‘Those lazy, hazy, crazy days of summer’ and as I was thinking about creating today’s post, the first few words of the song ‘roll out those lazy, hazy, crazy days of summer’ started ruminating in my brain. Is that what I am currently experiencing this summer? Not by a long shot! Of course I had to google the song to get the rest of the lyrics, who wrote it and when. The English version of the song was written by Charles Tobias and was released on vinyl by singer Nat King Cole in 1963. The lyrics are interesting, and speak of a time and place that no longer exists.
Lazy hazy, crazy days of summer. Where is the lazy, and how do I get some of it? We’re in the hazy part of summer now that it is July and temps are in the mid to high 80’s, but the crazy? Yes. What is crazy, but fun, and high energy is the time and place called now. I don’t believe I have FOMO, but there is a concern about running out of time before the days begin to get shorter, and the nights turn longer. Technically it's already happening as the summer solstice has come and gone. When the Man and I were discussing travel for this year back in January, I told him that while I really enjoyed all of the traveling last summer it was a bit intense with the experience of drought, unending heat, and a lot of quick trips here, there and everywhere. This year I said I don’t want to repeat that. Let’s do less, and be home more.
Which brings me to where we are now, a summer that is even more so than last year. I am not complaining, we did it to ourselves. July is the month of tending the gardens. It is too hot to move things without lots of additional care which I cannot provide, if I am not home. The trips so far have been great, we’ve explored new terrain, and have been enjoying spending time visiting family and friends. Our back to back family trips have filled my soul by being with both sides of our kin. Being home now is discovering the damage to my gardens by my nemesis, a new baby bunny hellbent on destroying all of my liatris and phlox to sharpen their tiny teeth, eat the tender buds of flowers and leaving a trail of sticks in its wake. It also includes entertaining, and gathering with friends. These are all things I enjoy, tremendously, except for the bunny crimes.
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The tricky part of all of this is the realization that in the summer, I become extroverted?!? Wait! I am not an extrovert! Well, the exception is when I am with family, and dear friends, then I am in full engagement mode. If you are a gardener, or a foodie, well then we'll talk ad nauseum about plants and food. I blame it on the increase of daylight that charges up my energy well into the evenings. The summer is a visual feast of colors, fragrance, and people living their lives and being outdoors.
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On top of all this, I am working with clients, and I am doing my ‘residency in my residence’ which consists of writing, photography, and creating a bit of content for social media. There is no ‘lazy’ in my summer, but there are moments of quiet. Why I am associating lazy with quiet I do not know, but I am sure it will come to me.
Yep, I got the answer, will share another time.
The introvert in me wants to stay quiet and still, but the sunshine and nature’s dazzling greenery pulls me out into the world and inspires me to engage with others. The season is short in Minnesota, and I internally feel the need to make the most of it by spending time with friends and creating in the dirt. Working in the dirt allows me to dig deep into my soul, and ask myself the hard questions, while hopefully digging up the answers. These questions and answers will carry me through the fall and winter, the quiet and reflecting time of the year. Easily this could all be chalked up to I am living in the season, nah, it is much more than that.
The fact is that the season is ramping up, and there are a lot of wonderful things on the calendar and I am looking forward to it all. What I do know is that anxiety and excitement are the same energy just processed differently by the body and the brain. For me, the unknown is a combination of anxiety and excitement, which might be creating the urgency feeling, but who’s to say?
Staying present to what is, is key in maintaining clarity and awareness. The positives, the negatives, and working with all that comes up, and then letting it go, while our lives continue to ebb and flow.
Until next time,
Deana~