{"id":2566,"date":"2021-06-15T09:45:41","date_gmt":"2021-06-15T09:45:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bellagracemagazine.com\/summer-lights\/"},"modified":"2023-04-20T18:12:06","modified_gmt":"2023-04-20T18:12:06","slug":"summer-lights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bellagracemagazine.com\/blog\/summer-lights\/","title":{"rendered":"Summer Lights: 35 Joys That Brighten Us From the Inside"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n\tWords: Elle Harris<\/a><\/span>\n\t\n\tPhoto credit: Dominika Roseclay<\/a><\/span>\n\t<\/div>\n

I think my absolute favorite thing about summer is the effluence of light. Whether\u00a0 spoken as an adjective, a noun, or a verb\u2026light is everywhere, and in everything.\u00a0 From the sun that freckle-kisses your skin, to the starlight that salts the sky\u2026from the barely-there fabrics reminding you how to breathe, to the palest Queen Anne\u2019s Lace\u00a0 blooming on the edges of well-worn roads\u2026there is light. There is bright. There is a sparkler\u2019s glitter, a bonfire\u2019s kindling igniting each of us until we not only see the light,\u00a0 but become it ourselves.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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That is the power of summer. That is her intangible magic and musing charm. Summer is a held breath\u2026a perfectly paused moment\u2026an unexpected smile. She is the toasted marshmallow\u2019s bittersweetness of too swift days and nights. Spring is\u00a0 delicate and ethereal, Fall is brilliant with passion, and Winter is glazed in hushed\u00a0 wonder\u2026but Summer holds her own charms and secrets. In the stretch of the year\u00a0 where \u201canything-is-possible,\u201d how can we help but fall in love again and again with\u00a0 nature\u2019s best expression of personified joy?\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

This season, catch her enchantment by dwelling in the memories you make.\u00a0 Collect glowing thoughts in the mason jars of your minds just to celebrate the echo of\u00a0 incandescence. Then, when you\u2019re quite full and ready to share\u2026sprinkle your joy like\u00a0 stardust on the waiting world. Here are a few lights to get you started!\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Summer Lights: 35 Joys That Brighten Us From the Inside<\/h1>\n
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  1. Crystal sugar dipped strawberries\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. Pale yellow lemonade sipped through a striped straw\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. A parade of rainbow pool towels draped over fences to dry in the sun\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  4. The smell of ink on paper as you skim the pages of your summer reading list<\/span><\/li>\n
  5. Counting a thousand stars, and choosing the perfect one to hold your wish\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  6. The regal song of frogs\u2026hundreds of princes in waiting\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  7. Farmer\u2019s markets, fresh with the glory of what can be grown\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  8. Dewdrops impossibly suspended on the edges of grass blades\u00a0 <\/span><\/li>\n
  9. Wildflowers\u2026just wildflowers\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  10. The magic of first fireflies\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  11. The balloon that got away <\/span>\u2013 <\/span>waving goodbye in the sky\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  12. Night walks under a lamplit moon\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  13. Sea salt kisses that linger and swell\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  14. Making optimistically long to do lists (unconcerned if they remain unfinished)\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  15. Building intricate sandcastles, full knowing beauty is temporary\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  16. Sleeping with one foot out and flipping to the cool side of your pillow\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  17. Reveling in the delicious splash a puddle can make\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  18. Fingers dancing with the wind as you drive to get lost\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  19. Dresses that twirl with a personality all their own\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  20. The sprinkle of an impromptu sun rain\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  21. Playing tag with the ocean\u2026and losing\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  22. Finding a perfect feather that shimmers iridescent\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  23. Golden chandelier fireworks hanging like magic in the sky\u00a0 <\/span><\/li>\n
  24. The feeling of cool tiles on summer feet\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  25. Watching bubbles cascading \u2013 weightless and perfect living art\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  26. Driving to get lost\u2026to get found\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  27. Pretending you are on a first date again<\/span><\/li>\n
  28. Raspberry iced tea with fresh lemons\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  29. Antiquing and finding the piece that was looking for you all along\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  30. Re-reading letters from first loves, last loves, and loves in-between\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  31. Feeling the majesty of heaven as heat lightning races across bruised clouds\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  32. Green tendril shoots uncurling themselves in a garden ballet\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  33. Shadows that stretch long and lean as the sun sets\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  34. A handful of acorns\u2026or shall we call them kisses <\/span>Peter Pan?\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n
  35. The promise that tomorrow is another summer day<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Elle Harris is a believer of impossible things. She is a lover of words, wonder, and the whimsical delights of everyday living. Caught in the creative place between reality and imagination is her favorite place to be. Please join Elle in pursuing life with intention, and grand conversation on her blog\u00a0thisquotablelife.wordpress.com<\/a>. Find Elle on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter @ElleHarris82.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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