THE GIFTS OF SUMMER

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But what are the gifts of summer, the gifts that the kind of consciousness represented by the summer solstice may potentially bring? Not Cole's "lazy, hazy crazy days of summer"... may provide some opportunity for leisure, to reflect and to contemplate things, in a way that the rest of the year might not as easily allow, enables us to experience some aspects of the self that don't appear in the regular routine. Perhaps this ia a chance to connect with the depths of soul, and to really feel the importance of self-awareness, as we travel the journey of the rest of the year.

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