Masterful Mindsets

“Create a Life You Don’t Need a Vacation From”

My family and I had a trip to Italy booked for three years. Seriously… we booked it in 2019, planning to go in 2020 and then of course, COVID happened so we postponed it till 2021. And then it again got cancelled due to COVID. Only FINALLY getting to go last summer!

I’m sure I don’t need to tell you how disappointing those cancellations were. But the one thing that I can honestly say I am thankful for is that over the years, we have created a life that we don’t need a vacation from. Yes, we really wanted to go so we were super bummed not to be going on our trip to Italy, BUT it’s not like we needed so desperately to get away that our mental and physical wellbeing suffered from the cancellations. Let me explain a little more…

Creating a life you don’t need a vacation from doesn’t mean you shouldn’t take vacations. Vacations are awesome! And I totally encourage you to take vacations. BUT what I’m really talking about here is not needi...

“Find the courage to ask questions and to express what you really want. Communicate with others as clearly as you can to avoid misunderstandings, sadness, and drama. With just this one agreement, you can completely transform your life.”  ~ Don Miguel Ruiz

Have you ever made an assumption about someone or about a situation, only to realize later that your assumption caused a lot of unnecessary pain or drama? Assumptions can really be hurtful. Which is why I love the third agreement from Don Miguel Ruiz’s book, The Four Agreements – Don’t Make Assumptions. Because when you make assumptions, more often than not, you are setting yourself up for trouble.

So, what happens when you make assumptions? It’s plain and simple really, you believe something without proof that it is true. And most commonly it happens in one of two ways:

1. You assume you know something – which can cause you to have to face your own foolishness.
2. You assume someone else knows something – which can lead to your o
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