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Think back to the last time you took a vacation. Did you return home feeling
renewed and totally refreshed? Studies show that most people answer, "No."
Instead of arriving home with fully recharged batteries, most people return even
more stressed, overwhelmed, anxious, and fatigued than they were before the
trip. If this describes your experience upon arriving home from your last
vacation, then you didnt really take one.
A meaningful vacation has the same impact on life as an extended
meditation. Thomas Skovholt, author of The Resilient Practitioner
Click, is
just one of many researchers of human behavior who writes about constant
personal renewal and how impossible it is to function at our full
potential professionally or personally, if we dont maintain ourselves.
Procrastination, burnout, fatigue, and stress are just a few of the not-so-nice
feelings we experience when our body or mind is in need of renewal.
Physically, mentally, and emotionally taking a vacation is one of the must-have
means of renewal. In addition, we must find and create other personally
positive renewal life experiences. These positive renewal experiences, including
vacations, are only effective if they bring us adrenalin boosting feelings
of excitement, exuberance, pleasure, zest, peace, euphoria, and fulfillment.
True renewal experiences allow us to let go of all the stresses in life so that our batteries can truly recharge. Letting go includes mentally
leaving behind the clients who might need us while were away, the emails that
are piling up, and the increased workload that awaits our return. Taking a
renewal vacation does not just involve physically transporting ourselves
somewhere; it requires mental and emotional transporting as well. Bringing
stressful baggage with us on vacation, isnt truly taking a vacation.
The stress can even do more harm than good.
Coaching Inquiries: What feelings did your last vacation spawn? When is your
next extended meditation where you will allow yourself to fully renew?
What implications are you experiencing at this very moment, that lead you to
believe it is time for a trip of personal renewal?
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Pathway, use our Feedback Form. To learn more about partnering with a coach to enhance your own personal resilience, please Email Christina or use our Contact Form to arrange for a
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May you be filled with goodness, peace, and joy.
Christina Lombardo Ray, PCC, CPCC (Christina@LifeTrekCoaching.com)
LifeTrek Coaching International
Columbus, OH
U.S.A.
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