Huffington Post's Johanna Smith recently reported on ways to enjoy staycations, that is vacations from home, without falling into the trap of your everyday routine. It made me realize how much time off I actually take, hosting visitors, taking them places, and generally enjoying life as we live it.
Staycations are a great way to embrace the power of slow while learning to appreciate your surroundings. I have found inviting friends and family to stay at our house forces us beyond the comfortable radius we usual travel. Pushing the borders of your comfort zone is a fabulous method for bringing more gratitude into your life.
When my dad and his wife recently visited, we took day trips to various places as close as five miles away. I had no idea the world's oldest brewery was just a stone's throw from my husbands workplace, for instance. Sometimes changing up your routine just a little can release enormous bouts of energy, the exact thing a vacation is meant to do.
