LInside et the Summer Sun Heal You and Out by Jody Johnston Pawel, LSW, CFLE
I was recuperating from a recent surgery, stuck inside over a beautiful holiday weekend and then a long rainy week. The following weekend I was feeling starved for sunshine, the outdoors, and people --but not too many people or too much activity… something relaxing.
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occasionally toss a frisbee for our dogs to chase, since they were up to more exercise than I was.
My husband found a park that was new to us and not well known to many. As we parked, we only saw a few cars and one woman fishing.
Our main entertainment was a group of young teens who tried their luck at fishing. One boy caught a decent sized fish on his first attempt, which prompted a shout and thumbs-up from across the pond from my husband. The boy held up his prize catch, the girl with him took a photo, and he released the fish back into the pond.
We walked a short distance and found a nice spot in the shade by the fishing pond, where the cicadas were less deafening than in our own backyard and not too troublesome or in our face and space.
Next, the girl’s hook got caught in the mud and had to be cut off. The other boy only caught a clump of algae that looked like seaweed. Soon, they moved on to another pond, a longer walk away.
We spent a few hours there, doing very little, except
With each of these little events, my husband and
Summer’s Bliss 2021
