I’m in Park City, Utah on a family vacation having a wonderful time. Guess what? 
I initially didn’t want to get away for a family vacation. I mean it is not that I didn’t want to go to Park City. I love Park City. It is a peaceful, cozy town nestled between some magnificent mountains. It is not that I didn’t want to have special time with my family. Then what was it? This is the same conversation that I bet you’ve had over and over again when it is time for you to get away. The conversation goes something like this:
“I don’t have time to go away.”
“I’ve got too much work to do.”
“I don’t have anyone to take care of the kids.” (If it is a get-away just for you or you and your significant other)
When I shared these ridiculous excuses with my husband Greg, he couldn’t believe what he was hearing. We have had this vacation planned and paid for months ago. It probably didn’t help much that I was still protesting about all the reasons why I could not go even after we had boarded the plane and were heading down the runway for takeoff!
The minute we arrived in Park City, my whole attitude changed. I was exactly where I needed to be at this moment and time in my life. I needed a change in environment—we all do. This is a concept that I often share with the women I serve. (It is obviously one that I’m still learning myself!) If we stay in the same environment day after day, year after year, it is a real challenge to see your life in any other way. I have an exercise that I use in my Women’s Success Circles called “reframing.” It allows you to “reframe” situations in your life so that you can see new possibilities and silver linings. This exercise works well if you can do it in a peaceful, reflective environment. Being in your home or office with all of your “shoulds” and responsibilities can make it a challenge to be peaceful and reflective.
