{"id":21563,"date":"2018-06-20T08:54:18","date_gmt":"2018-06-20T12:54:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/coatesvilletimes.com\/?p=21563"},"modified":"2018-06-20T08:55:36","modified_gmt":"2018-06-20T12:55:36","slug":"dont-retire-refire-take-a-summer-break","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coatesvilletimes.com\/?p=21563","title":{"rendered":"Don’t Retire, ReFire: Take a summer break"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Gail Supplee Tatum<\/strong>, Columnist, The Times<\/em><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Think of all the people on summer break. There are teachers, students and people who understand the importance of getting off the \u201chighway\u201d of life and taking the back roads or the beaches or the mountains or the amusement parks of life to reconnect with themselves and what brings them joy, in spite of the fact that they still have to go to work five days a week.<\/p>\n

Do you have a friend, a few friends or a family member, or members, who you know do this?\u00a0 We all need to take a lesson from these \u201cFree Spirits\u201d on the importance of recharging our batteries. We have about twelve weeks of long days that start with the sun rising before 6AM and setting between 8:30PM and 9PM, to create those moments that we can hold dear, in our memories, which will keep us warm as we move through the short, cold days of winter where sunlight is vastly diminished.<\/p>\n

Is this a new concept? Have you ever thought of it before?\u00a0 Are you struggling with how you would go about creating this \u201coff the beaten path\u201d experience? Depending on what you choose to take on will determine how much thought you have to put into it.\u00a0 Here are a few suggestions that will jog your memory or spark a new flame of seeking adventure:<\/p>\n

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  1. Take a walk every chance you get! Even those of us who still work, can get out there and walk.\u00a0 Your walk can be as little as fifteen minutes or as long as you want. Walking calms the mind. A walk in the morning, even a brief walk, if that\u2019s all you have time for, will clear the cobwebs and will bring a smile to your face as you listen to the birds chirp and smell the morning air and the flowers in full bloom.\u00a0 An evening walk, after you get home, can settle your brain from what it\u2019s been tasked with during the day.\u00a0 Are you able to take a quick 10 minute walk at lunch?\u00a0 Then do it!\u00a0 Can you imagine the compound effect on your mind, body and spirit, if you take three quick walks each day? Do your own personal study and try it for five days.\u00a0 I would love to hear your results!<\/li>\n
  2. Take advantage of the additional hours of natural light, which I described earlier! If you do a little research, you will find that there are many outdoor activities that you could get involved in.\u00a0 There\u2019s biking, canoeing, kayaking, volleyball, swimming, golf, etc. Tap into your warrior side.\u00a0 Be adventurous!\u00a0 Do something you love and know how to do, but don\u2019t take the time to do it.\u00a0 You can also do something that you\u2019ve always thought you\u2019d love to do but it never got to the stage where you actually would do it.\u00a0 Do it!<\/li>\n
  3. Deviate from your schedule. That\u2019s what long, warm summer months are for! Most of us live our lives on a schedule.\u00a0 Don\u2019t get me wrong, schedules are important, but every so often, it is equally as important to put the schedule book aside and remember what it\u2019s like to be lighthearted, carefree and childlike. One\u00a0 suggestion is to take a couple of days off from work and stay home to enjoy those things that you rarely get the time to do, yet if you did, it would bring you great joy.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    The whole idea of this article, as we say so long to Spring and welcome Summer this week, is to free our minds and the limitations we put on ourselves, in order to fully embrace this amazing time in the year, where we can truly soak in Mother Nature in all of her splendor.<\/p>\n

    Think about what a difference a few small diversions could make on how we celebrate each day that is given to us, as we greet each morning with gratitude and how satisfied we feel as we lay our heads down to rest at the end of the day.<\/p>\n

    In a quote by Les Brown, \u201cLife has no limitations, except the ones you make.\u201d Be limitless!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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