{"id":2348,"date":"2008-10-14T16:42:02","date_gmt":"2008-10-14T20:42:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lifewithhappiness.com\/?p=190"},"modified":"2018-10-02T13:36:59","modified_gmt":"2018-10-02T17:36:59","slug":"happiness-on-the-road","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theexecutivehappinesscoach.com\/2008\/10\/happiness-on-the-road\/","title":{"rendered":"Happiness on the road"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’m on a road trip, and have a schedule that initially caused me some concern — where will I have time to take care of myself?\u00a0 Tight flight schedules, early morning conference starts, group meals, and the extra time required to navigate an unfamiliar city often conspire to reduce or eliminate self-care time.
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\nStill, I want to honor my values (Health — mental, physical, & emotional \u2013 is high on the list) on the road. During seven hours of transit time today, I found the following opportunities:
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  1. Standing in line to check luggage: a minute to check my stress level<\/strong> (a bit high) and take a few deep breaths to drop my stress down a notch.<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. Negotiating the TSA security checkpoint, I notice many people fumbling luggage and laptops and seemingly unable to negotiate shoe removal.\u00a0 Over there is a businessman having a partial meltdown because the line is moving slowly.\u00a0 Hmm — time to notice that I am in assessment about the intelligence of my fellow travelers. Oops!\u00a0 I notice my frustration, then step back to consider other perspectives:<\/strong> they might be scared, tired, inexperienced travelers, or distracted by other concerns.\u00a0 I let go of the assessment.\u00a0 Ahhh.<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. Queuing up in the Southwest line to board the plane.\u00a0 Time to smile, make eye contact with my fellow travelers, engage in some light conversation.\u00a0 Nice \u2013 the human contact energizes me. <\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n
  4. Taking off.\u00a0 I play a little game with myself, which distracts me from thinking about how we could all CRASH AND DIE ANY SECOND!!!! \u2026. as the plane starts down the runway, I lean back in my seat, close my eyes, and take deeeep, even breaths.\u00a0 I tune in to the plane itself <\/strong>\u2013 the rumbling, the whine of the wheels, the vibrations \u2013 and I try to sense the precise moment when the plane hits takeoff speed and leaves the ground. <\/span><\/li>\n
  5. I have a two-hour layover.\u00a0 Good thing, because my second flight leaves from a different concourse\u00a0 I have a 20 minute walk.\u00a0 I skip the moving sidewalks and hoof it.<\/strong> There\u2019s half my daily workout!<\/span><\/li>\n
  6. Nothing to do at the gate.\u00a0 I find a spot by the wall and sit lotus-style on the ground.\u00a0 At first, I people watch.\u00a0 After a bit, I shift attention to my breathing, and sit in meditation <\/strong>for a few minutes. <\/span><\/li>\n
  7. Hungry.\u00a0 It\u2019s way past lunchtime.\u00a0 I could chow down on airport food (mostly high-fat, high-sugar stuff).\u00a0 I choose instead (in spite of the fabulous smells coming from the Au Bon Pain store!) to open the bag of healthy homemade granola <\/strong>I brought along. <\/span><\/li>\n
  8. Still hungry.\u00a0 I buy and consume dark chocolate<\/strong>.\u00a0 YUM!
    \n<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    OK, so nobody\u2019s perfect.\u00a0 That last bit was to feed my soul, which needs dark chocolate to thrive, dontcha know?!\u00a0 \ud83d\ude42<\/span>
    \nSo, even when I’m in foreign surroundings, in transit, and with only small pockets of time, I seek to practice happiness.
    \nHow about you?\u00a0 Where do you look for ways to practice happiness and self-care?
    \nTill next time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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