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I live in place where the summer is so rare, that when it comes, you just have to drop whatever you are doing and run outside! We\u00b4ve had 25 degrees the past couple of days. The sun has been smiling, everyone is a bit sunburned, the trees have gone from small buds to fully sprung leaves. The wild flowers are covering any grassy spot where the lambs haven\u00b4t been dancing. The magnificent smell of nature! You can almost hear the plants growing!<\/p>\n
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Even though things are busy, I choose to spend my two days doing the most important thing I can do: spend my time with my little nephew. At 15 months, not able to walk yet, it\u00b4s his first first-hand discovery of the outdoors. He\u00b4s been outdoor before of course, but always being carried or in a stroller. Now he\u00b4s been crawling around on my sister\u00b4s big terrace, and I took him to a grassy spot so he could feel the grass under his feet. He is truly discovering! His eyes are big and looking around, almost like a camera, just taking everything in. He is listening to the sounds, the birds, the sheep, the traffic, people. And if he wants to share he points and says \u201cthere!\u201d<\/p>\n
What a treasure to be there with him, seeing how he\u00b4s learning, taking it all in, how he uses all his senses, and how excited he is about it all. I almost feel like I\u00b4ve discovered my surroundings all over again, through him.<\/p>\n
And that is my point today. How often do we remember to slow down, change our perspective, and re-discover our surroundings. Not often enough I\u00b4m afraid. But how much joy and inspiration just waiting for us, if we take the time!<\/p>\n
Have a nice day!<\/p>\n
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I live in place where the summer is so rare, that when it comes, you just have to drop whatever you are<\/p>\n