A friend of mine just returned from “vacation”. Being that it’s summer and all, no surprises there. The thought did occur to me with all my friends coming and going from “vacation”, I’ve been on Permanent Vacation for over a decade. How is that possible you might ask?
Let’s start with the true meaning of vacation. Sure there’s the Webster’s version, “an extended period of recreation, one spent away from home or in traveling”. It’s no wonder that we believe that – it’s in the dictionary! It must be the truth.
The real truth is that the origins of the concept come from the Latin vaco, vacatum literally translated, “to be empty, to have leisure, being free from duty, freedom from obligations, release and the best word FREE”. I didn’t hear anything about a “holiday” in this definition did you?
What does resonate in this concept is a sense of freedom that some people get from leaving their every day life to go somewhere. The question is do you have to leave in order to feel these incredible qualities? Can you be on permanent vacation anywhere anytime? The simple answer is yes. Just embody those qualities every day. Herein also lies the rub. I have so many people tell me how they are worried about losing their job, hating the job they have, stressed from too much work from their job, unfulfilled at their job, obligated to stay in the job for lack of a better opportunity or some feel like they cannot “vaca” simply because they don’t have a job.
NONE of that embodies vacation. No wonder one would want to run away.
So what the heck does this have to do with money or prosperity. Simple. When you are immersed in feelings of worry, stress, doubt, disappointment, frustration, fear, anxiety your money wants to take a vacation from you. You essentially push your good away at every turn. In order for money to want to “hang out with you” you must treat it like a special guest in your home. Appreciate all it does as if it were on vacation with you. If your mantra is “I don’t like my job, I am stressed out from work, my work life does not fulfill me” or any other version of these statements, how good of a host are you. You repel good and prosperity exponentially.The trick is to be in a mental state of permanent vacation and money wants to come to you and bring all it’s friends.
You can begin right now to be on permanent vacation and feel the freedom from obligations, release your attachment to what you believe this situation to be and be filled with “vaca” energy.
You always have a choice. Just like you have a choice of what to do on an away vacation, you have a choice of how you act and feel every day at work or in your business. How you feel about your “work life” begins with how you even refer to it. Do you call it work or vacation. Just changing how you talk about it will change how you see it. Consider what you do to create the exchange of energy (money) in your life as fun. In every moment you can choose to be miserable or free. Even if you would like to have a different position, job or occupation, begin to create the exit plan AND be happy where you are now. Stop making excuses for why your situation sucks and begin to see where the good is. Look around at that co-worker that you detest and find the humor in it. Look at the struggle where you are in your own business and see the opportunity for growth and development. Be your own R & D Department to create something new out of something old. R & D about how to spend your vacation always makes it better. The better you feel, the more money happens.
Appreciate those around you. Whether your own your own company or work for someone else you can always appreciate those around you. The number one reason people leave their jobs in the US is that they don’t feel appreciated. Not money! So if you are not feeling appreciated, start appreciating others. As you do that more will come your way. Whatever you focus on expands. As you appreciate someone else for their performance, their helpfulness, their beingness, you expand that cup for yourself. Without even knowing how it happens, others will begin to appreciate you. Money likes nothing better than to hang out with people who are giving of themselves.
Consider your options. No one is forcing you to be where you are right now. Even though sometimes you feel like that, it’s not the truth. When you think about your current job or employment situation, take everything into consideration not just the negative aspects. What are the benefits of being where you are right now? Money is repelled by hate. Consider the ways you can love what you are doing right this minute. Do you dislike the environment, the time constraints, the people. What can you do to make a difference? How can you create a team atmosphere, share positive slogans, create genuine respect? Money loves to be in an atmosphere of harmony.
So that’s it. Start your permanent vacation today. As you live in “vacation”, new ideas flow in, you get to hang out with people who are giving and there is an atmosphere of harmony. The by product is the freedom from obligation since you are now choosing, free from duty because you are willing and release from all the “shoulds” because you are just being. The best part, it’s free, you don’t have to go anywhere, book a plane ticket or wait in line.