Going Barefoot with The Talking Joy Team this Summer
Invite the childlike side of you to come out this summer! Pam and the Talking Joy Team invite us to become freer and more engaged with our kids. Try taking your shoes off, go for a gratitude walk or try sliding down the water slide at the pool. Often, we let everyday tasks get in the way of living the simple pleasures of the summer months. Take a listen and get inspired to go out and make lasting memories with the ones you love. www.talkingjoy.com
SPIRITUAL PRACTICES FOR SUMMER
Summer is a time of year when our energy is at its fullest. It is a time abuzz with energy and activity, parties and celebrations when nature and everything in it is in full bloom. Don’t let the busyness of summer get in the way of honoring the season.
CLOSING POEM:
Let Evening Come
BY JANE KENYON
Let the light of late afternoon
shine through chinks in the barn, moving
up the bales as the sun moves down.
Let the cricket take up chafing
as a woman takes up her needles
and her yarn. Let evening come.
Let dew collect on the hoe abandoned
in long grass. Let the stars appear
and the moon disclose her silver horn.
Let the fox go back to its sandy den.
Let the wind die down. Let the shed
go black inside. Let evening come.
To the bottle in the ditch, to the scoop
in the oats, to air in the lung
let evening come.
Let it come, as it will, and don’t
be afraid. God does not leave us
comfortless, so let evening come.
[1] (Adapted from Spirituality and Religion 2015)
[1] (Adapted from Spirituality and Practice 2017)