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There is something tender about the last days of summer. The light shifts a little earlier. The evenings cool. The things we meant to do suddenly feel numbered, and we become more aware of what is quietly slipping into the past. Mindfulness asks us not to rush through these in-between moments. You do not have to squeeze one more perfect summer memory into the calendar. You do not have to mourn what you did not get to. You can simply notice what is still here. Sit outside a li

“Breathe the sweetness that hovers in August.” ~ Denise Levertov The last few weeks before school starts carry a sweetness all their own. There is excitement building, but also a quiet sense that summer is beginning to slip away. The calendars start filling. The school supplies appear in every store. Families begin shifting bedtimes, making plans, and preparing for new routines. But before we rush into the backpacks, schedules, meetings, and first-day expectations, August rem