08/09/2026
Summer mornings on the deck have become one of my favorite rituals. ☀️🌿
I settle into my swinging chair with my iced coffee, my journal, and whatever page is waiting for me in The Book of Awakening. 📖🧊☕️
The hummingbirds are usually busy at the feeder.
The birds are singing.
My dogs are somewhere nearby. 🐾
And for a little while, there is nowhere else I need to be.
I’ve come to appreciate these small pockets of quiet more and more, the chance to read, reflect, notice what’s around me, and begin the day slowly instead of immediately rushing into it.
Nothing elaborate. Just a few simple things that help me feel present before the day unfolds.
This is summer for me. 💛
