A newsletter for women over 40 who are tired of making "good" decisions instead of their own. From the host of Freedom Looks Like This. Solo travel as a way back to yourself.
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Hi Reader, Was this forwarded to you? Subscribe here to get Changes Big and Small in your inbox each week. I was talking to a colleague some time ago and told him that I was about to take a break at work to go for a walk. This week, he mentioned that out of all of the things that impress him about my workflow, the fact that I fit in a walk almost every day impresses him the most. I thought this was so interesting. I consider my daily walk a non-negotiable. Even 10 minutes helps. In fact, if I miss anything from being a teacher, it’s all the walking I got to do all day. I walked between classrooms, down hallways, across the schoolyard. I didn’t think about it then. I just moved. And I definitely noticed that my body started hurting more once I started working from home. Maybe this is also a consequence of age, but I’m convinced that moving my body is good for me. Well, it helps that the research says so too. And for me, it’s better than coffee when the 2pm slump shows up. Do you have a practice like this? Something that you do just for yourself every day, something that recharges or energizes you? For me, I savor all of the ways that I can feel alive. The walk is one of them. A really good book is another. Music I can feel in my chest. Being somewhere new. And solo travel, of course. But it’s just one small part of that bigger thing, that sense of being fully present in your own life. BTW, I have a workshop coming up on May 30 to talk about solo travel. Not just the logistics of where to go or how to plan it, but what it actually feels like to take yourself seriously enough to go. To trust yourself. To discover what you want when no one else is in the picture. If that sounds like something you’re ready to think about, I would love to have you there. You can find the details at freedomlookslikethis.com/training. Will you join me? Joyfully, Damianne PS: This week's episode is also about this, about the small decisions you make just for yourself and why they matter more than you think. 🎧 The Decisions That Build a Solo Traveler Aren't the Big Ones |
Freedom Looks Like This
A newsletter for women over 40 who are tired of making "good" decisions instead of their own. From the host of Freedom Looks Like This. Solo travel as a way back to yourself.
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