The best part about vacation is that you leave your worries and responsibilities behind. All of the deadlines, timelines, pressure and hard part of life seem to melt away and you are left with moments where you can simply enjoy living. You enter a temporary alternative reality, it feels good and it’s good for your health.
One of the best stress busting techniques I’ve found recently is to intentionally create mini temporary alternative realities in my life where I give myself permission to take a mini vacation from life. Sometimes it’s spending a morning with a friend, maybe it’s watching a really good movie, taking a class, or a 5 minute walk outside.
I was intuitively finding these places before, but being aware of the power they have I create them for myself and make the most of them when they show up.
If you don’t have 2 weeks to get away for a vacation, then create a temporary alternative reality for at least 5 minutes per day for 2 weeks. The important part is to allow yourself to feel free of every burden and responsibility in whatever amount of time you have.