Takeaways

• The ordinary, unremarkable moments of summer — the muddy shoes, the karaoke in the car, the laughter at supper — are the ones you'll miss most. You don't have to make every day magical for it to matter.
• Summer is going to pass whether you stress about it or enjoy it. Being present for the season you're actually in is more valuable than optimizing it.
• Try looking at your everyday life through the eyes of someone experiencing it for the first time. Visitors at the World Cup are finding joy in free refills. Imagine what you're walking past every day.

In this feel-good installment of the Find the Joy summer series, Courtney Vroman delivers the one thing we all actually need right now: a deep breath and a reminder to unclench.

After spending the last several episodes encouraging listeners to let g ...