Your vision becomes clear only when you look into your heart.
Who looks outside, dreams.

Who looks inside awakens.

~Carl Jung

I don’t believe there can be a much dreamier time then summer.

The nights become longer in the waking state, we try and keep a bedtime for ourselves and our children – and yet, we are so energized from the sun being so much stronger, that we find our selves falling asleep later, and even when we do fall asleep, it is often a restless one. We seem to get tired all the same, but often lie there going over the day in our head, or the next day to come and like a busy quilt, our waking thoughts get sewn into our dreams – some patches we like some we don’t but they come together, in an interesting and oddly beautiful way just the same.

Do you ever toss and turn in the night, and all of your thoughts and body sensations seem so exaggerated? A little itch becomes mental torture – a distant dog barking seems endless. Perhaps it is the ego holding onto the outside world and in a final act of desperation it ups the ante exaggerating all things related to our bodies and of the physical world.

I think all of the seasons stir nostalgia within us, much being theme related, but summer seems more personal, and means something different to everyone. Unlike autumn and winter, where planned group activities occur, many of them forced upon us in an effort to hold up long standing traditions, summer spreads out in front of us in a myriad of choices. Like children running on to a playground or into an amusement park, we greet it lovingly, each time our heads filled with ideas of the different things we will plant, the bounty of fresh vegetables and fruit that awaits us, the new places we plan to visit and the old ones we long to return to.

Even the main holiday we celebrate during summer, in this country, is in celebration of freedom. Freedom rings in the summer months, not only for children, but we seem to be granted a bonus even after a long day of work, with the abundance of sun, that lights up this time of year. We can spend more time out in our yards or in nature, the setting sun still beaming a bright twilight that seems to last well after we crawl into bed.

Venture out into summer and its warmth, as you look out at the ocean, the mountains, the vineyards, or your own backyard – at the beauty and warmth of this season, close your eyes and take the time to journey into your heart, feel that same warmth and beauty as the center of our existence. Follow the sun this summer and ponder all that is and even if you don’t travel anywhere, perhaps you will meet up with yourself.

~Cynthia

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