Lazy, Hazy, Crazy Days of Summer

(This blog was originally posted on June 1, 2014)

Photo courtesy of Sara R. Fogan

   It is July third—“officially” summertime and the weather in some parts of southern California has already been hitting the century mark for the past couple of couple of weeks. School is out and people are heading to the beach or other summertime destination for vacation. American Pharoah won the Belmont Stakes on June 6 to become the first Triple Crown winner in thirty-seven years. Although most of my favorite television programs are now on summer hiatus, at least there is still Shark Week on the Discovery Channel to look forward to starting on Sunday.

     Although summer isn’t my favorite time of year, I do appreciate it for the symbolic respite that this season offers. As the weather heats up, time seems to slow down to the pace of thick molasses. This is the season of slathering on sunscreen, sipping iced-tea by the pool and reading a novel under the shade of a tree (or beach umbrella). Now that the school year is over—or just about over—many people will start their exodus out of town to enjoy a couple of well-deserved weeks of rest and relaxation with their families. Some will hang out at the beach or in the local mountains. Others may go to visit relatives or amusement parks in a different city or state or even travel to a foreign country. This is when we can dig into those projects around the house that we have been putting off doing earlier in the year. Or… not.

    It is more traditional to reflect on what we have done during the year, at the end of the year. But consider this: there is really no time to say something to or do something with someone during the last few hours of the last night of the year. However, the beginning of summer is an ideal time to take stock of our accomplishments and any goals we have not achieved because we still have six more months in which to make any desired changes in our lives. This is the time when we are more likely to be relaxed and to have the time to at least lay down the foundations for making that desired change. Yes, Summer time is an opportunity to recharge our emotional, physical and psychological batteries so we can be in a more productive frame of mind to reinforce those behaviors that will help us realize our goals. But this is also a great time to start making those changes so we can feel good about having already said and done a lot of the things we set out to do at the beginning of the year.

Sara R. Fogan, C.Ht. is a certified hypnotherapist based in Southern California. She graduated with honors from the Hypnosis Motivation Institute in 2005. For more information about Calminsense Hypnotherapy®, please visit http://www.calminsensehypnotherapy.com/.

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