Inspiration and resources for balance before burnout

Seize the pleasure at once!

Why not seize the pleasure at once, how often is happiness destroyed by preparation, foolish preparations.  ~Jane Austen

Now that summer is here it is time to build up our energy reserves for the coming school year. My school year schedule is always planned out down to the minute. I am sure you can relate. We are so good at “blocking” our time and seeing how much we can pack in.

But summer is different. This is when we can be more spontaneous and act on a whim. Some days in the summer you think you’ll do one thing, but the weather will dictate a change. This is the best time to let go of plans and go with the flow. Or the weather may be so perfect, that something will just speak to you.

This morning my husband decided out of the blue to take the boys on his morning run to a close by ball field. I met them 15 minutes later with the baseball equipment and they had the best time hitting and catching balls. On the way home my 12 year old was talking about how much better their run was than the track at school because of the scenery, and my 9 year old raved about how great it felt to splash water from the nearby pond on his face to cool of when they first got there. I was so pleased they got the most of the morning and learned to appreciate the simple things right around us. We didn’t have to plan, or prepare and because we left space in our schedule we could use it as we pleased.

So what will you do during vacation to “seize the pleasure at once”?

How can this be carried into our busy school year days? 

Hints: 

• Leave empty spaces in your schedule.

• Look around you for inspiration.

• Keep it simple.

• Go with your gut.

• Just do it.

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