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"Sitting on the dock of the bay...watching the tide rolling away...wasting time..." -- Otis Redding
"Rest is not idleness, and to lie sometimes on the grass on a summer day
listening to the murmur of water, or watching the clouds float across
the sky, is hardly a waste of time." -- John Lubbock
What do we teach our kids when we're always busy? How can we hope
they'll ever learn the deeper truths of life, when we cram it with
activity, when we're always afraid of "wasting time"?
Summer is the perfect time to live more slowly, more deeply, more
fully. To star-gaze, run through sprinklers, or have a picnic dinner
in the park.
What can you do with your family today to really savor summer?
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