Starting this Sunday I am going on a family vacation and will be disconnecting for a week. Note that I will not be responding to any texts or emails while I am away, so do not expect to hear back from me until at least Sunday November 10th. In my absence there will be some guests filling in at the Monday night Reiki Healing Circle at The Yogi Tree and the Tuesday night Reiki and Sound Healing Class at Bindupoint. The Reiki Practitioner Night will be moved to Thursday November 14th. Unfortunately the monthly Reiki Circle at Tower is canceled for November, and we will resume on Thursday December 5th.
For those of you that vacation regularly you already know the benefits, but for those of you that get stuck in whatever reasons you have to not take a vacation (“I can’t find the time.” “I don’t have the money.”) consider planning a vacation anyway. I had my share of excuses that prevented me from planning time off and leaving home, and once I took the first leap I found the importance of it and decided to make it an integral part of my life and my budget. (To read more about my approach to budgeting check out my blog post: Channeling Money.)
When I switched careers and entered the freelance/business owner market, I couldn’t imagine taking time off because if I wasn’t available to work I couldn’t make any money to pay my bills. That seemed out of the question which was bummer because I had just started vacationing internationally in the last three years of my teaching career.
But then I started dating this woman who traveled regularly and planned for us to take a trip a few months into our relationship. I had to face my fears of not making enough money to pay my bills that month and my fear of missing out (FOMO) on work opportunities that would come up during the time we would be away. I really liked this woman so I decided to go for it and take the trip.
The crazy thing was that as soon as we booked our flights and made the reservations I started getting more work leading up to our trip. The week before we left was especially busy, more so than usual, and I found myself in a financially abundant outlook for that month whereas initially it looked like I was going to miss the mark on paying my expenses.
She and I have been traveling together for almost 5 years now, and we’ve added a third wheel (our son) to our adventures around the globe (who will have two stamps in his passport before his second birthday). Each time we book the trip, my work starts to pick up, especially the week of. It doesn’t pick up beforehand. The universe needs to get the message that I am moving forward and trusting that it will work out, and then I get compensated for it. That trust component is key.
Earlier this year a friend of mine who has heard me tell these stories of my travel and how it works for me decided to try it out. He booked a trip for him and his girlfriend to go to Puerto Rico before he was financially ready to do it. He actually told me that he “pulled a Brian” after he booked his flights. Wouldn’t you know it, he experienced the same thing. More opportunities for work started appearing right after he made the purchases, and that led him to enjoy the trip even more.
It can seem a little crazy how this stuff can work, but consider planning a vacation for 2020. You’ve got two months to throw around some ideas before the end of this year, and once you know where and when you want to go, start taking steps to making it happen. It’s your chance to create a future worth living into.
Enjoy!