๐ย ๐โ๐๐ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐!!!ย ๐
It was only 3 hours ago the clock hit noon.ย ๐ย But I had already made the decision: Time for me to head out of New York City, and time for me to head back to my AirBnb in New Jersey to call it quits for the day.ย ๐
Have you ever had a moment where youโre in the middle of something and the realization hits you that you are BURNED OUT?ย ๐ชย That moment hit me this morning!
I had gone back into the city to do some more sightseeing, and then…
๐งย ๏ผข๏ผก๏ผญ๏ผ ๏ผฒ๏ผฏ๏ผก๏ผค๏ผข๏ผฌ๏ผฏ๏ผฃ๏ผซ๏ผ๐ง
I had been ignoring the messages my body was trying to tell me the past day.ย ๐ฌย But now they had reached the surface of my mind and it became clear as day: I needed to rest!ย ๐ด
Reminding myself of the marathon tomorrow, I knew this was the best option. While you bet your bottom-dollar Iโll be at the starting line tomorrow, I canโt be there with less than a half-tank of gas!ย โฝ
๐ย ๐๐จ๐ฎ ๐๐๐งโ๐ญ ๐ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ ๐๐๐% ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฆ๐๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐๐จ๐งโ๐ญ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐๐๐% ๐ญ๐จ ๐ ๐ข๐ฏ๐!ย ๐
So, Iโm taking some Me Time the rest of the day. To introspect. To refocus. To be present again with my thoughts, away from the excessive noise of the city.ย ๐งโโ๏ธ
To be fair, Iโve heard over a couple dozen cars honking outside my window as I write this but itโs better than nothing!ย ๐
If thereโs one thing Iโve learned traveling so much is you need to make sure youโre taking care of yourself.ย โค๏ธย When you travel, you are stepping outside your regular routines, adapting to your new surroundings, and that will take time. You may even at times be required to simply improvise.ย ๐
๐๐จ๐ฎ ๐ง๐๐๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฆ๐๐ค๐ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ’๐ซ๐ ๐ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ๐๐ฅ๐ ๐ซ๐จ๐จ๐ฆ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐๐ข๐ง๐ .ย ๐งโโ๏ธ
Thatโs why Iโm back at my AirBnb now. ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐๐ฌ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ง๐๐๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ญ๐ก๐ซ๐จ๐ฐ ๐๐ฐ๐๐ฒ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐๐ซ๐๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐จ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ง ๐ฐ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐๐ ๐จ๐ ๐ฐ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐๐๐๐.ย ๐
I got to tell you: it can be the greatest form of self-love you give yourself today!ย โค๏ธ
๐ย ๐โ๐๐ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐!!!ย ๐
Now that Iโm giving myself the time to introspect, Iโm able to take a step back and reflect since I arrived here. Iโve had some great moments in New York so far, especially ones with local friends of mine.ย โบ๏ธ
But even more, Iโve experienced many opportunities for growth. These may also be referred to as โproblemsโ, but they only remain problems so long as you donโt grow from them.ย ๐
As much as I may not have initially enjoyed experiencing these things, Iโm grateful I did so I could learn from them:
๐งณย Not knowing how to fit my luggage through a trainโs turnstile
๐ซย Not knowing how to purchase bus tickets
๐ย Getting on the wrong bus, wasting a bus ticket I bought for another
๐ธย Rode a bus which only accepted cash and all I had was my credit card
๐ฃย Not anticipating how much Iโd use buses, trains, and my 2 feet to get around
๐ฆตย Not anticipating how much my leg muscles would be aching after a single day
Perhaps some of you, my urban-dwelling friends, are reading this list and laughing at how trivial it sounds.ย ๐คฃย I donโt blame you! I was raised in the quiet suburbs of Chicago most of my life, so I understand how silly these will sound to some.ย ๐
But this post isnโt about throwing a pity party or talking to you about first-world problems. Itโs to remind you that while we may at times purposefully take on goals which challenge us, like running a Marathon, weโre always going to run into goals we never planned on taking on.ย ๐ฒ
๐ย ๐๐ข๐๐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐จ๐ง ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ก๐๐ง ๐ฐ๐ ๐ฅ๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐ฑ๐ฉ๐๐๐ญ ๐ข๐ญ, ๐ซ๐๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐ฅ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ข๐ ๐ข๐ญ๐ฌ โ๐๐จ๐ง๐ฏ๐๐ง๐ข๐๐ง๐ญโ ๐จ๐ซ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ.ย ๐
And our willingness to take on the goals we didnโt ask for is where the greatest opportunities for growth will come in!ย ๐๏ธโโ๏ธ
And so I lay here, in my AirBnb bed, thinking about all thatโs happened. I smile looking back on it all, how my mind initially magnified those โproblemsโ, how I was aware my mind was magnifying them, and how I focused on solutions nonetheless. I look back and laugh.ย ๐คญ
๐ย ๐๐๐๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ ๐จ๐ง๐๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎโ๐ซ๐ ๐๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ฌ๐ก ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐, ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐๐๐ง ๐ฅ๐จ๐จ๐ค ๐๐๐๐ค ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ ๐ก๐จ๐ฐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ข๐ง ๐ฐ๐๐ฌ ๐๐ฅ๐ฐ๐๐ฒ๐ฌ ๐ ๐จ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ ๐ญ๐๐ฆ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐๐ซ๐ฒ.ย ๐
Soon after, youโll be asking yourself: โSoโฆwhatโs next?!โย ๐ช
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Great post ๐
Thanks for reading! ๐