Summer Reading

Summer Reading...It's Important!

Do you have any big summer plans? Mine will probably be filled with days in the backyard baby pool and nights at the softball field--which sounds heavenly to me! I also hope to get some reading in as well.

Summer reading is different to me than "school year reading." Summer is a great time to read those really ambitious books you've been wanting to read all year. Think Classics or "Life Changers." The elongated time of no school work/vacation gives your mind a chance to process the intricacies of such books. I've also taken time to read those big heavy books with 1,000 pages during summer. Sagas, series, or life works.

On the other side of the token, summer is a great time for "beach reads." These are those easy, breezy fun books that you couldn't get to during the school year. Think, "NOT" required reading.

Books that are funny and lighthearted. Maybe sprinkled in with action/adventure or even romance. These are fun to read in hammocks, lawn chairs, or in between innings of a summer game.

I jokingly say that these books don't require a lot of brain power, but in reality, they are often very good for your brain. Giving your brain synapses stimulation, but not overloading with stress.

In either case (Classics versus Beach Reads), the most important event is occurring---you are READING.

Reading during the summer expands our vocabulary, de-stresses, and builds our connections to worlds and people, other than our current reality.

Make sure to take time out to read--any format will do--magazines, books/ebooks, articles, etc. Unplug from the world and jump into another.

Go ahead, and dive right in!

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