American author and philosopher, Sam Keen, captured the essence of summer, when he wrote, “Deep summer is when laziness finds respectability.” Add to this a quote from English author and scientist John Lubbock, and you have what for me is a perfect description for summer: “Rest is not idleness, and to sometimes lie on the grass on a summer day listening to the murmur of water, or watching the clouds float across the sky, is hardly a waste of time. Rest & Play is one of the eight areas of wellness in our Living Compass Model for Well-Being. It is perhaps not surprising that when people complete the Living Compass Wellness Self-Assessment, a high percentage of them report that they scored lowest in the area of Rest and Play (If you are interested in taking the wellness assessment, you can do so at https://www.livingcompass.org/assessment-introduction. Our culture values busyness and doing…
