Written by: Lynn Lessell, Executive Contributor
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When planning an escape from your daily schedule, how might you want to create your ideal getaway experience? As things feel like they’re consistently shifting, it may feel difficult to plan.
Each day keeps us on our toes, and the conundrum might seem like it’s almost impossible to make sure we feel like we’ve had some rest.
What might the picture-perfect break look like?
It can appear different for everyone depending on what we want to achieve.
So, what’s the goal of this desired getaway?
Do we want to rest and relax, get a change of scenery, or enjoy some physical activity?
When we were kids, where did we escape when we built little forts out of furniture and blankets or sat in treehouses exploring imaginative places?
As adults, how might we want to recreate those feel-good memories as ‘big’ kids? Let’s imagine for a moment what that might look like.
If travel isn’t an option, how might we be able to design this vacation where we are?
It’s about determining what memories we want to form now and smile about later on.
“Away is a place where it’s not about the money you spend; it’s about the moments you share.” ‒ Pink Owl Momma
How about taking an adventurous local drive for some fresh air and new scenery, planning activities, or just lounging around doing “ME” or “US” stuff?
Prioritizing a tiny bit of “ME” time can
be like a “diamond in the rough,” very precious.
Robert Kennedy once said, “There are those who look at things the way they are and ask why… I dream of things that never were and ask why not?”
Whatever the perfect break looks like, make it special, and don’t forget the “ME
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Lynn Lessell, Executive Contributor Brainz Magazine
Lynn Lessell is a certified health and life coach. Her journey through multiple traumas felt like a rollercoaster of anxiety, exhaustion, and guilt, which caused her to feel a loss of self. When she finally hit rock bottom, she realized something had to change so she could balance personal and business to love her life again. She’s known to her clients as the Identity Coach for helping them discover the secret identity that’s been buried deep within. She is CEO of Itz Why LLC where she helps career moms, like herself, that feel frustrated, exhausted, & guilty from being pulled in multiple directions, to take back control quickly, regain energy & time, and love their life again the way they want to. She is the author of the upcoming book Merging ME, creator of the Level It Up Program, “ME” Monday® and leader of a support group for professionals called Inner Power Partners currently in three cities.
