I'm finally excited! I'm leaving tomorrow morning at 7 a.m. My ride to the airport is coming at 5:45, and I'm pretty closed to packed (note: it's 11:54, way better than last year). Everything fell into place today; I got everything I think I need from Gu Chomps for long runs to Ziploc Space Bags for packing.
The great thing about today, however, is that I did NOT devote the entire day to getting ready for my trip. I went to breakfast with my usual Sunday morning crowd; I went to church; I went on a walk afterwards with a friend; and this evening I went to the gym and did the workout my trainer gave me. Oh, and I'm taking time to write this blog post.
I realized a few days ago that in the past, these trips overseas were opportunities to escape myself and my life. While I was gone I didn't work out regularly (I realize many of us do this), I largely ignored my food allergies, I stayed up late even when I was tired, I drank caffeine even when I knew it would keep me up until 2 a.m. The list goes on and on. I realize that these are things most of us do on vacation, but what I discovered is that I did these things not because I wanted to, but because I wanted to fit in or because I wanted to make sure I saw all the "right" sights in places or because everybody else was doing it. [sidebar: Brene Brown says that the #1 barrier to belonging is "fitting in". See The Power of Vulnerability]
And so my intention this trip is to be myself, to live in my own life, to do the things I want to do because I want to do them, and to take care of myself while I do it.
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