Travel: The Secret to Growth and Expansion
I am writing to you from Vancouver, BC, Canada. 🇨🇦 I was reflecting on why do I love to travel? Many people would say it’s escapism. Denial and avoidance of issues. To me it’s the exact opposite…traveling is healing, expansion, and growth acceleration! 💥
My current trip, which has two more stops: Victoria, BC and Seattle, Washington, was planned just two weeks ago. My husband had been wanting to come to Vancouver and Seattle for some time. So we booked it! We are not plan a trip a year in advance people…we are more of what place is calling to us and does it feel right now?
When a trip is meant to be, it is pure ease and flow to plan and book logistics. When it is not and we are pushing for something, it is hard and does not end up working out. We’ve learned these two modes the hard way. As a Splenic Authority (me) and a Sacral Authority (hubby) we are both meant to make decisions immediately, so if we are over analyzing…it’s not meant to be. We’ve learned to let it go! It’s either not the right place or not the right time.
Once we booked the flights and hotels, my husband realized there was a World Cup Game happening in Vancouver the day after we arrived! 😱 We are not big fútbol (soccer) fans…but we do love a worldwide event! Something that does not happen everyday and gets us out of the day to day routine! Nonetheless, we bought tickets. It wasn’t on my bucket list but it totally should have been! To watch Canada playing IN Canada during a World Cup?! 🤯 Priceless.
I was proudly Canadian for a day! We got to march with other Canadians on the way to the game. The energy and excitement inside that stadium was palpable and can hardly be captured in words. The scored one goal in the 2nd half and when they did…I stood up to scream and applaud like everyone else but had to immediately sit down. I got sooo dizzy, vision blurred and felt like I was about to faint. I’ve never had a feeling like that before. I was amplifying the energy and excitement of the entire stadium…my body had no idea what to do with all that. It was amazing and scary all at the same time! It happened again when they almost scored another goal close to the end of the game. 🥅
Experiences trumps any type of formal studies! You can read all you want but being there, talking to the people…you are part of history not just reading or seeing it from the sidelines. I believe this is why I love travel so much because I am obsessed either way growth…and travel is a catalyst and accelerator for growth!
Here are some examples to break it down and make my point a bit clearer. Why I LOVE travel:
Once in a lifetime experiences! Like the one described above of watching a World Cup Game live!
Visiting places you have only ever seen on TV! Places you only thought you’d be able to experience through a screen…you are there now. In the center of Vatican City in Rome, at the Eiffel Tower in Paris, at the top of Machu Pichu in Peru. The feeling of bringing the history books and documentaries to real life makes it so much more real.
Experiencing magical places you could have never envisioned…are real! Whale watching in British Columbia, Cascais in Portugal, Venice in Italy, Sevilla in Spain.
Expansion! Stepping outside of your comfort zone immediately expands your perspective! You experience new things and are open to new ideas. You are in constant curiosity and exploration mode when you travel!
Growth Acceleration! No better way to kick start growth! You stepped outside of your comfort zone, your perspective expanded and now you are getting all the ideas and downloads. The clarity you’ve been seeking. You were finally able to unclog your mind to allow inspiration in and the time to act…is NOW! Now that this energy is flowing through your veins.
Objectivity! Looking at your life from an eagles eye view. You can’t tackle a problem (your life) when you are in the middle of the chaos. You have to step outside of it, be an observer and only then will the solutions appear. The hard part is coming back and sticking to them!
Re-prioritization! There is nothing like stepping outside your day to day to remember what’s truly important and re-calibrate. Stop draining your energy and wasting time on things that add no value to your life and are not important in the grand scheme of things.
Growth doesn’t happen by just thinking differently…it happens by experiencing differently!
That’s why you hear so many coaches/mentors talk about embodiment. You can’t just think your way to a new reality…you also have to feel it in your body to make it real!
In summary, if you are:
Feeling stuck…TRAVEL! ✈️
Needing to heal…TRAVEL! 🚂
Wanting growth and expansion…TRAVEL! 🚗
Looking for objectivity and rebalancing in your life…TRAVEL! ⛴️
Seeking magic, miracles, and inspiration…TRAVEL!💫
Now you know my response to any issue…TRAVEL!
Move your body, shift any stagnant energy, get out of your regular environment, shift the day-to-day routines… I promise you something will come out of taking a trip!
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Why not experience something incredible and new?
Love & hugs,
Nikole ✨
