If you want to see every post I’ve written, starting with the most recent, this is the place to start!
I’ve been traveling the globe solo, and many of my posts share thoughts and resources specifically for other solo travelers. If you’re a fellow solo traveler, or you’re thinking about solo travel, this is a collection you will find of interest.
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In 2020, I was traveling in New Zealand as the coronavirus pandemic brewed, and, got stuck there. If you want to read about what this time was like and traveling during this time, check out this page.
At the heart of international travel is learning about the many different cultures and ways of being around the world. The posts compiled on this page speak, specifically, about the cultural observations I’ve had.
Many of my blog posts are about things I’ve discovered about myself or about being, while I’ve traveled. If you’d like to focus on posts that only have self-discovery themes, click the button below.
(Looking at the gorgeous scenery in Geres, Portugal, wearing my cow t-shirt.) It’s funny how the universe conspires to give you exactly what you need when you need it. As I clean out my apartment and figure out what I’m keeping and what I’m releasing, I came across a folder. It’s from Sedona Soul Adventures. Years ago, when I was trying to figure out what to do about my marriage, I went out to Arizona and did a retreat with them.
So, I opened up this folder, today, and found the words from an exercise I had forgotten about. It was about my self judgments. I remember the exercise – I was asked to state all my fears and judgments about myself and then do a meditation and enter into my higher self and answer each judgment with the truth. My inner truth.
As I read my judgments and my truths I got goosebumps. Many of the truth responses were around me needing to be in my truth, say what I mean, no matter what. And I am just now stepping deeply into this part of myself. Here are a few of my self judgments from back then that helped me feel amazingly supported in this moment as I go 100% in with my adventure and have complete faith in myself and the universe to land where I want to:
Judgment: I fear being judged for making wrong decisions.
Truth (Higher Self): There are no wrong decisions – only lessons to be learned from each choice.
Judgment: Fear of being judged as too different.
Truth: I am different – that’s what makes us all interesting – accept it.
Judgment: I need to change career; it would be way out of line with what I’ve done – fear the judgment of my parents.
Truth: My parents will judge me, but I need to accept myself and own my direction.
And then, there were the reminders from soul:
- When I get overwhelmed, just stop
- I can have everything I want in my dreams
- To have what I want may leave others with difficult feelings – this is OK – I must accept this
- Do what you love
- Cheese sandwich
And, of course, I REMEMBER most vividly, my higher self saying “cheese sandwich” because yup, that’s so something I would say to myself!
So, as I continue onwards, what amazing kismet to have found my own words of encouragement to myself! 🙂
![Could taking time away from work be one of the smartest decisions you make for your career and your life?
In this episode of How to Travel Full-Time, I explore why intentional time away, including a career break, sabbatical, or travel reset, may become an important part of the future of work.
Inspired by the Harvard Business School Managing the Future of Work episode, "Why Time Away May Be the Future of Work," this conversation looks at how longer careers, workplace burnout, artificial intelligence, and rapid professional change are challenging the traditional idea that we should work continuously until retirement.
But taking time away is not only about recovering from burnout.
A well-planned travel reset can give you the space to reconnect with yourself, reconsider what you want from your career, and decide what your next chapter should look like.
In this episode, you'll learn:
• Why the traditional 40-year career model is beginning to crack • How burnout can be information, not personal failure • Why vacations often do not solve deeper dissatisfaction • How travel creates distance, perspective, and clarity • Why taking time away does not have to damage your career • How a travel reset differs from a vacation or permanent full-time travel • What keeps accomplished professionals from taking extended time off • Why time away could become part of a long-term career strategy
If your life looks successful from the outside but no longer feels aligned with the person you have become, this episode is for you.
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