Summer Doesn’t Have to Be a Sprint

Resetting in a season that tells you to go-go-go
Somewhere along the way, summer stopped being a season —
and started feeling like a performance.

You're expected to travel, entertain, reconnect, reset, hit your fitness goals,
be social, rest, deep clean the house, and somehow “make memories”
while doing it. All in 90 days or less — or you feel like you wasted it.
But let me offer this instead:

You don’t have to cram joy, rest, fun, progress, and presence into a 3-month sprint. You’re allowed to slow down — even in the sunshine.

You can still travel. But you don’t have to pack your itinerary (or your
nervous system) with 7 events a day.
You can still enjoy family time. But you don’t have to say yes to every BBQ, every gathering, every
spontaneous plan that drains you.
You can still have a “productive” summer. But productivity doesn’t have to mean movement.
Sometimes, the most powerful thing you can do is pause.

Vacation ≠ Restoration
Ever come home from a trip more tired than when you left?
Yeah. That wasn’t a break — that was repackaged pressure in a different zip code.
Your nervous system doesn’t care if it’s Disneyland or your living room — if you're overstimulated and
​under-supported, it’s going to let you know.
So, this June, I’m inviting you — gently — to slow it down.
To reset on your own terms.
To sip your iced tea like that sloth on a floatie.
To stop performing summer and actually live in it.

How to Reset in June (Even If You’re “Busy”)

• Start the day with stillness, not screens
• Stretch before you socialize
• Schedule breathing room between plans — literally
• Eat slower, chew longer, hydrate often
• Choose rest over proving you’re “making the most of it”

Because you are.
You are making the most of it — when you listen to your body, not the calendar.

“It’s okay to go slow when the sun is high in the sky.”
(Your sloth friend on the floatie said that, by the way.)
Here’s to a different kind of summer.
Not smaller — just softer.
And sometimes, softer is stronger.

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