More than a season, summer embodies a state of mind, a gentle caress of freedom that sweeps over us. Movements flow with greater ease, unveiling our skin and shedding burdens, as if our bodies cease to be barriers. We surrender to its embrace.

Amidst the lengthening days, stress dissolves like morning mist. A palpable buzz fills the air, streets teeming with life, terraces echoing with laughter and whispered confidences, and park lawns adorned with impromptu picnics on paper tablecloths. Children linger outdoors, schedules melting in the afternoon heat, rules bending to the sway of desire. We yearn for a pause as much as for action. The unexpected holds less fear, perhaps even a welcome thrill. In this season, we feel a bit more alive, our hearts expanding with each breath. It is a time for reconnection—with ourselves, with others, with the world around us.

Summer weaves memories, each a pearl strung along life's thread, evolving with time. Our summers shift and change, from the carefree days of childhood to the explorations and adventures of our teenage years. What echoes linger in your summers? The tang of the ocean’s salt on skin, the aroma of foreign lands, the warmth of marshmallows by a crackling fire, the scent of woodland hikes, of the earth soaked by the storm, the fragrance of long family dinners, or the perfume of a first love? Were they filled with journeys and pursuits, or languid days of blissful idleness, where the body rests and the mind is free to wander?

One thing remains certain—summer beckons us to move, to explore, to embrace possibility. And it is never too late to reinvent it. May the spirit of eternal summer accompany you throughout the year.