This is one of our favourite personal philosophies.
Many people work hard or strive all year just to enjoy an annual vacation or ‘staycation’ ritual (often at extortionate cost).
For some, that prospect is the only thing that keeps them going through the rest of the seasons.
But imagine having a lifestyle in which you had no need (or even desire) to ever go on ‘vacation’....?
Now we actually very much like vacations – seeing new places and having the chance to learn from different cultures, relaxing away from the day to day, the thrill of the journey etc, etc – but we don’t build our lives around them.
If one had to be cancelled for any reason on short notice, we would therefore not be heartbroken.
That is because, through effort, focus and the continuous, committed application of tools described in our previous posts, we have created a Wellness Lifestyle in which we flourish, doing the things we want and feeling the way we (as well as everyone else) deserve to.
Holding your breath for the next vacation or ‘staycation’ is all well and good, but it arguably doesn’t enable a person to "Relax into the Dance of Life" along the way.
This is because they are overly focused on an end future result at the expense of the present.
A bit like the person who works all their lives in anticipation of retirement, making all kinds of retirement plans that for one reason or another never materialise.
They too missed the fact that life was meant to be enjoyed along the way, but by the time they realise this, there is no going back.
Of course we are not advocating that people should refrain from put firm and responsible building blocks in place for the future - see "Wills, Insurance, Powers of Attorney & Life Planning as Stressbusting™ Essentials" for detail of items we believe merit attention.
So by all means book and look forward to the next vacation or ‘staycation’, but make sure it can be afforded and if anyone thinks their life is starting to revolving around it, then it may be time for an overall Wellness Review.
Because contentment is an achievable permanent destination in its own right if a positive proactive approach to Wellness is embraced.
Big love,
MikeyM&LouLoU™ 😊😘💛💚💙 xxxx