We spend a lot of life planning for vacations when we could, in fact, make our lives into extended working vacations. I go into detail on this in my book Creating a Charmed Life, in the chapter “Practice the Vacation Principle.” Suffice it to say for now that life is supposed to be Disneyland. A few rides are off-limits if you want a great life — the illegality ride, the immorality ride, the self-destruction ride, and the don’t-care-about-others ride. Everything else is yours to enjoy.
So: on this very day, this very weekend, get out and explore your very own part of the world. Take notes or take pictures. Immerse yourself. Tourists find everything fascinating. For them, even tired, old lines from a veteran tour guide are fresh and new. Be like that. It’ll keep you young and charm your life.
Photo credit: AliceMarieDesign
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posted November 2, 2009 at 7:40 am
Hello
I like this blog very much and this is really very helpful for me.I just read your post and I will try to follow the idea which you have given.Thank you very much for sharing this with us.
posted November 2, 2009 at 12:18 pm
I’ve had more fun since I decided to be a tourist in my own backyard!
posted November 3, 2009 at 2:30 pm
Thanks for your sweet post (and thanks to everybody else, too — I read them all). And, Vitamin C, thanks for your screen name: it reminds to go mix up some vitamin C powder this very minute.