It’s hard coming back to “the daily grind” after spending a week in tropical paradise. Last week I was in Chacala, Mexico with my boyfriend at a Nia retreat. Life was so easy there; I lived barefoot and in a bathing suit, spent afternoons in a hammock, read books by the pool, splashed ocean water on my face every day, ate homemade meals. Every morning was spent drinking coffee by the sea and dancing, every evening watching the sunset dip beneath the waves.
It was hard coming back to grocery shopping, dish washing, and wearing shoes! This morning on my drive to work I made a conscious effort to think positively about going back to the job. It’s not where I want to spend my days and the work isn’t invigorating, but this job, any job can be thought of as a vessel that gets us to the next island – the one we want to live, work, and play on. A journey requires a mode of transportation; my journey is to do the work I feel is my life’s purpose and be able to sustain myself without a day job. Maybe that’s your dream too, and maybe you feel stuck like there’s no getting to that place of freedom, but it’s there and it’s within reach. So let’s sail this vessel we call our day job to that beautiful island of dreams.
It won’t be long now :)
It was hard coming back to grocery shopping, dish washing, and wearing shoes! This morning on my drive to work I made a conscious effort to think positively about going back to the job. It’s not where I want to spend my days and the work isn’t invigorating, but this job, any job can be thought of as a vessel that gets us to the next island – the one we want to live, work, and play on. A journey requires a mode of transportation; my journey is to do the work I feel is my life’s purpose and be able to sustain myself without a day job. Maybe that’s your dream too, and maybe you feel stuck like there’s no getting to that place of freedom, but it’s there and it’s within reach. So let’s sail this vessel we call our day job to that beautiful island of dreams.
It won’t be long now :)
