I love a Rose’ wine in the summer. It is cool, crisp and uncomplicated. A refreshing foil for a hot, sultry day. It’s all about relaxing & being lazy.

It’s seems like we are really and truly into the “Dog Days” of summer.

According to Wikipedia, the “Dog Days” of summer go back in tradition all the way to the Ancient Egyptian, Romans & Greeks.

In Ancient Rome, the Dog Days extended from July 24 through August 24. The dates vary a little across the cultures, but all represent the hottest, sultriest days of summer. It’s a time of year when many of us just feel downright lazy.

“Deep summer is when laziness finds respectability.“  ~Sam Keen

Wow! How about that. What if being lazy really could be respectable! What would that give you permission to do? What if you could say, without any guilt, “I’m going to sit on my patio & sip Rose’” instead of doing the dishes? What if being lazy was really GOOD for you?

I’m here to argue that it really is. Allowing yourself to be lazy is truly good for you! We have become so ingrained with the expectation that we have to be busy all the time, that most of us don’t think we are being effective if we don’t have at least 3 things on the go at once! We feel like we are not pulling our weight if we aren’t running around with like a chicken with our head cut off. So, when do you rest? Revitalize? Re-energize your batteries? Many of us feel the pull of laziness, but resist!

I think that if the ancient peoples recognized the pull to be lazy in mid-summer, and we still feel that pull today, maybe we should take heed! Maybe that is confirmation of the truth that we all need some down time to make our UP time more productive.

What would you do if you allowed yourself to be lazy? Would you read a book? Listen to the bees in the garden? Take a nap?

I challenge you to find some time in the next month to celebrate the “Dog Days” of summer! Let go of routine. Set an un-goal to revel in the experience of being lazy. Give yourself permission to NOT do.

“Rest is not idleness, and to lie sometimes on the grass under trees on a summer’s day, listening to the murmur of the water, or watching the clouds float across the sky, is by no means a waste of time.” John Lubbock

I’m going for the Rose’ right now! What about you?

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