Back to School!

Our students are presently enjoying either their last official day at school or their first day of summer holidays today and what did I find in yesterday's mail? A magazine advertising a large chain store with "Back to School" articles featured on the cover.

Honestly?

Is it not bad enough that you can start buying Easter candy right after Valentine's Day; Hallowe'en costumes in the middle of the summer; and Christmas descends upon the stores in September? Can't we give our kids the opportunity to seize the day and enjoy their first days of holidays without bombarding them with back to school advertising?

I remember how the time dragged when I was a kid. It felt like I would never get to the next grade and the wait from one school holiday to the next felt like an eternity. I felt like I was young for forever. Nowadays? Time seems to be going by quickly even for children.

Occupying every moment of the day, fast forwarding from one holiday to the next and simply being caught up in our present day world where we aren't truly present is detracting from simply enjoying the moment you are in.

Granted, there are times when I am grateful the moment doesn't last forever. But for those of you who are enjoying a first day of holidays, celebrating the completion of an onerous task or simply waking up to a day like any other ... may the world stop spinning for a moment so you can savor the good stuff.