Reconnecting With Your Life

 

This week I have been taking a much needed stay-cation. The day before my stay-cation actually started someone asked me what I planned to do. The wanted to know if I was going away on a fabulous vacation such as a cruise or a resort. I told them that I I was not going away, I was planning to stay home and reconnect with my life.

For the past two years I have been working towards my Bachelors degree while holding down a full time job. I have always been one to take my responsibilities seriously and give so much of myself trying to be excellent at whatever I do. Add work and school to my responsibilities as a homeowner and a wife and you end up with exhaustion.

I did not want a vacation from my life, I simply desired the opportunity to reconnect with my life. I desired to read a couple of great books (have already read three in the past 6 days), plant flowers in my gardens, and set up my home gym so that I can dedicate time to working out at home instead of trying to find time to travel to the gym and work out.

I am to be able to look out of my new office/gym window while writing or working out on my elliptical at the beautiful scenery of my trees and azaleas that were planted. I was able to paint my bedroom overlooking the garden and set up my office and gym. However, I did have to get help to plant the trees and shrubs. I even had time to plant peonies and hydrangeas in my garden outside my kitchen window.

I know it seems as if I took a vacation just to work, however, planting and decorating are hobbies for me. Not only are they things I really enjoy but I get gfreat pleasure from looking at beautiful things such as greenery, plants and a tastefully decorated rooms. Even though I have not yet added the finishing touches to my home gym, it has already provided me with an opportunity to move forward with two of my most important goals for this season in my life, to be healthy and to embrace my desire to write.

Tonight I plan to go to Wednesday night bible study and connect with some of the wonderful people at the Church that I recently joined. I am hoping to fulfill another desire of mine, to take advantage of the opportunity to connect with a spiritual family. Since moving back to this area, I have longed to do just that.

Are you in need of a stay-cation so that you can reconnect with your life?

Consider taking some time real soon to dedicate to doing things that you are passionate about. For me it was reconnecting to my home, my community, and  spirit. For you it could be something like training for a marathon, taking time out to enjoy your family, reconnecting with your mate, maybe taking a class to learn a new skill or enjoying a new hobby.  Maybe you desire to connect with your own community in a meaningful and significant way. Life cannot always be about work and education. Their are seasons for it of course, but when you can take time to reconnect with the rest of your life.