I’m going to get a rope swing up at my house this year. It’s a summer essential!

Start pumping our legs – lots of work to get things in motion

Swing forward – we feel fast and strong and excited

Swing back – we get a more objective view of the surroundings

Maybe I’ll just sit on the swing, letting my thoughts wander and play at their whim. Maybe I’ll have business meetings with myself on my swing.

Either way, the swing is a summer essential.

If it was so great while we were kids, why not now? What changed?