Recharge your Summer in 15 Ways!
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Summer always makes me so happy. I wish it was summer all year round. I love the sun. I love the warmth. I love being outside. I love how late it stays light. I love it all. It always makes me think of being a kid, getting to ride my bike, getting to stay out late, getting to swim endless hours, just pure joy. But I can experience that same innocent and exuberant joy as an adult too! I just may have to try a little harder. I may have to put away my distractions, turn off my busy brain, and just be.
- Think of things that make you happy
- Think of a memory that makes you laugh
- Take a nap outside
- Do something you did as a kid
- Get something from the ice cream truck
- Call a grandparent and ask them a story about their childhood
- Try something new
- Check something off your bucket list
- Try a new recipe
- Go on an adventure
- Ride a bike
- Read a book
- Go on a walk
- Find a farmers market
- Make a new friend
Enjoy each day you have. Make the most of life. The Lord takes delight in you. He wants you to be filled with joy, exude happiness, and overflow with life. So do what makes you happy.
Zephaniah 3:17 “The Lord your God is with you,
the Mighty Warrior who saves.
He will take great delight in you;
in his love he will no longer rebuke you,
but will rejoice over you with singing.”
A quote from one of my favorite authors Shauna Niequist in her book Cold Tangerines
“I want a life that sizzles and pops and makes me laugh out loud. And I don’t want to get to the end, or to tomorrow, even, and realize that my life is a collection of meetings and pop cans and errands and receipts and dirty dishes. I want to eat cold tangerines and sing out loud in the car with the windows open and wear pink shoes and stay up all night laughing and paint my walls the exact color of the sky right now. I want to sleep hard on clean white sheets and throw parties and eat ripe tomatoes and read books so good they make me jump up and down, and I want my everyday to make God belly laugh, glad that he gave life to someone who loves the gift.” Shauna Niequist Amazon Page
Don’t you want to live this way??
What do you do that makes you happy?
