Life is filled with responsibilities along with relationships that demand our time, energy, and creativity. I love my life, my family, my job, myself and the many people I serve.
While going through this year day in and day out I began to look into my real feelings about life, friends, health and more. I was amazed at what I discovered. Most of what I do involves others and little of what I do was for me. As most people would say thats normal….I am beginning to see that I don’t want normal.
So much of how we live is defined by others, our finances, or society. Well I have decided to take the good of what has worked for me and leave the rest alone.
We spend so much time and resources looking for our happy place outside of us that we eventually find ourself disappointed. A vacation will never be a happy place, but it can be a get away:)
Getaway does not lead to happy place…
This is what I am doing; I know you want to hear my great change:) Every day I look at my life through different eyes. I began to view things from a place where I was present in everything I did, and I also choose to leave out of my day the part that required me to pretend I was happy.
Not every day I get my new way of living right. Since I have been doing a high energy lifestyle where I added more to do than time to do it, its challenging to say I can not do it.
Finally accepting my real limitations has brought me a great amount of freedom and understanding that awakened a place in me I call my happy place.
Don’t get me wrong, I still have days I cry and get frustrated. There are still days I pile too much on my time clock…or beat myself up because I did not accomplish all of my to do list items!!
Lets keep it real! You and I are humans with limitations. WE present to others if we are not careful a picture of a strong person who can handle anything. The truth behind that mask is a person who is tired, stretched and burnt out. I refused to be that person any longer!!
My smile is very genuine these days, unlike the past where I made myself smile when I was really frustrated. The small things will not break my back because I choose to simply drop the load.
Everyone has a different lifestyle, world view and opinion. To be free and keep living in my happy place I had to get rid of all other opinions and views and face the real issues in myself.
Today I see myself stronger, and wiser, being able to discern what I can and can not do. I even find others to do things better than me. I share more of my vision and workload, and I involve my family on doing errands. You see my happy place is where I am the best me I can be, but not selling myself as the strong and got it all together person:)
I challenge you to face some things in your life that keeps you from your happy place and being the best you today. If going on a vacation helps to reveal your happy place them please do it so you an start renewing your mind to a better you:)
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