Traveling alone, you won’t be short of time to pass. In fact, it feels as if time slows down just for you. You don’t have to think about anything but yourself for awhile, and whether you’re planning your trip (I’m available to assist you), on your trip, or destination dreaming, thinking about yourself is healthy.
In life we tend to focus on societal norms, what we should be achieving, spending time feeling sorry for ourselves, crumbling under the pressure of work and deadlines, it’s no wonder a lot of us dream of getaways near and far. If you choose to travel alone, one of the best gifts to give to yourself is to do ONLY what you love.
There is nobody to answer to, you don’t have to compromise on your time, and loving yourself on a deeper level is something we all could use. The more we make room to love ourselves a bit more, the more we can see clearly through life. We think positively, realistically, and can open ourselves up to others to receive the same. A lot of time society both subtly and not so subtly convinces us we are nothing, or nobody and we spend too much time trying to step on others to feel this idea of power. We spend money trying to a fill a place we’ve been robbed of.
The only thing that the void your feeling needs is YOU. Your are worth your love, you are worth your time, enjoy yourself, and see if you don’t come back a better version of you. At the time of my vacation, I was annoyed with my husband, I was annoyed with fake ass friends, and then….. this trip happened. Getting annoyed is normal, how you handle it is up to you. I handled it by getting back to me. (Say it with me!) I’m fucking dope!
Once you get to what makes you uniquely you, other people don’t affect you. In fact, a lot of what bothered you seemed trivial. I was annoyed at my husband, and a lot of it had to do with me feeling like I was losing myself to try and be “the wife.” I had a pretty awesome single life (that’s another blog post, for another day lol), I was independent, and for all my ladies out there, you know when you’re single you can either get your way or walk away. It’s different in marriage and the idea of compromising was driving me a little coo-koo.
When I cam back from this trip, which my soul felt I needed, I came back a better person, a better, stronger woman, and all these helped me come back a better wife. Ups and downs in relationships are normal, but taking time out for yourself should be too. I knew I loved myself, but I also knew I could love myself more. The more I loved myself is the less I was willing to tolerate from anybody. You deserve to have your boundaries, and anybody trying to convince you that you’re anything short of what YOU know you are can kick rocks! Simple!
Below I show one of my homes away from home. I moved from place to place and in every “home” of mine I stayed in, I took time to turn up my music, dance, and one spot even gave a complimentary bottle of wine (another post coming …..lol). I took the time to laugh at myself, hype my damn self, and lounge in between adventures. Get your mental right, luvs, the world and nobody in it should be able to take that away from you!
