Monday, March 21, 2016

What Have You Done For Yourself Today?


Well its Monday!!! Did you have a great weekend or was it filled with the same old minutia? Clean the house, run errands, wash clothes. And now your back at work.

We are not meant as humans to keep this kind of pace. I refer to it as the hamster wheel effect. Life is a gift. We are supposed to live not simply exist. I understand that we all must work to exist. But I am talking about really living your life. We are always so quick to list off all the items that we must complete but very rarely do we list ourselves as something we need to take care of. So I ask " What have you done for yourself today?

One of the best advertising campaigns I have ever seen was Maryland's Tourism commercial about what people used their vacation days for. It made me think how true it really is. Many countries have siesta time for goodness sake. Could you imagine what a little mid afternoon nap could do for you? 

There are countless studies on the positive effects traveling can do for you.
  1. It reduces stress and promotes wellness.
     2. It makes you happy

Who couldn't use a little more happiness in their life.  Make 2016 the year you take care of you. Vacations don't have to be expensive they just need to be done.