I need to be here

Most think OMG I need to be there. This is Bora Bora. A magnificent tropical paradise. Think about this and what it represents.

What emotion do you get from this picture? I always hear about people having a bad day and think "I need to be on the beach with my toes in the sand". that feeling of being on a beach, is just that, a feeling. Yes, the view is spectacular without a doubt. But what about that feeling.

Take a deeper dive into what that feeling is about? Is it about peace, a sanctuary, a place to let go or a place to be free?

Can you create a place of peace at home, that sanctuary, where you are free and unencumbered by life's constant stresses. Running from things just means they either come with you or are waiting for you when you get back.

Our problems, issues, work lives, families are all things we can never run from. We have to make money, we all have issues with which we deal with. Escaping for a couple weeks does nourish the soul and I'm a huge advocate of that. However, spending $2000 on a vacation is good. How about spending some of that on yourself? Easy for ALL of us to save money for that vacation but saving money to choose yourself is a whole different mindset.

I suggest to spend to make your sanctuary. This is what I am doing within my house. New paint, new furniture, a new sanctuary which happens to be my office. I asked for help in doing this because I knew I couldn't do it alone. But my place is going to be my refuge, my sanctuary from what life gives me.

I don't need to go to a beach to "escape", my home is my escape from the troubles. I am at an age where inner peace and a strong connection to the universe are my goals in life. Yes, I really do want to visit Bora Bora as it's on my bucket list. But I will visit knowing I'm not escaping anything but experiencing the earth and universe while I have the means and am able. It will never be an escape.

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