Why You Need To Take Your Dream Trip Now
I am overjoyed and beyond grateful to be visiting the Amalfi Coast of Italy and staying in the beautiful town of Positano. I have been manifesting this trip for a few years now and I am finally here! Each day I have been indulging in amazingly fresh authentic Italian food, gelato and wine. I am enjoying the charm and loving energy of the Italian culture.
My partner and I drove through the Amalfi coast and visited a farm just outside of Positano, called Agerola where we met a wonderful family that hosts cooking classes at their farm and B&B. We picked fresh ingredients from their garden and learned how to make homemade pasta which has now inspired me to pick up a new hobby. We also took time to explore the island of Capri and took a beautiful boat tour around the island to see the Blue Grattos and take a fun hike and chair lift to the top of the island to see the most breathtaking views.
I was drawn to go and explore. But I have a confession to make; I had been delaying myself from taking this amazing trip to Italy out of fear.
My first morning in Positano I sat in Casa Bottega — an organic breakfast spot — with an beautiful view overlooking Positano. As I sipped my Avacolada (coconut water, avocado and pineapple) and coffee I was feeling so grateful, revitalized and inspired to be here in Italy, that I just started to write this blog post and recap about how I got to this time and space.
About five years ago my cousin and I did Ansestry.com to look up our family history. We found out that most of our mom’s side of the family’s roots are from Positano, Italy. I started researching Positano right away and felt a connection. I was drawn to go and explore. But I have a confession to make; I had been delaying myself from taking this amazing trip to Italy out of fear.
Yes, even as life coach that preaches about overcoming fear and negative thoughts from our inner critics, I was unconsciously listening to my inner critic. My inner critic was telling me it would be too expensive to go to Italy, I haven’t worked hard enough to take a trip like this, I can’t take that much time off from work,blah, blah, blah!
But this year, my partner helped me pause and get real with myself on why I still had not planned the trip. He said, “Since I have known you, all you’ve always said was that someday you will go to Positano…so why have you not gone yet?” Great question I told him as I started to realize I had been letting my inner critic create fear excuses for me not to go.
I decided it was time to face my fear thoughts and excuses and have a heart-to-heart with myself about why I wasn’t planning my trip. I remembered that my father spent his whole life working and saving for his “someday” trip to Italy. But my father became ill and never got to take his trip. I realized I was falling into the same thought pattern my father had. Falling into the same thought patterns of our parents is a common side effect of our upbringing. We unconsciously carry around beliefs that were imprinted on us from our childhood not realizing these beliefs are no longer true for where we are in life right now.
After taking time to be present and face myself I decided that I don’t have to keep waiting for the perfect time or perfect amount of money to be in my bank account to take my trip. There will always be work and opportunities to make money and I am healthy and young right now. I realized that now is the perfect time to go and I didn’t want my trip to Italy to be “someday” any more. As I let go of all the negative fear thoughts I had about taking the trip, I knew my inner critic was trying to protect me and I was able to see past the fear and detach from the thoughts and choose to honor myself instead of the fear. When I booked my ticket I was overcome with joy and happy tears. This made me realize how much I truly wanted a needed to go on this amazing adventure.
I am finding that every time I am brave and step out of my comfort zone it’s never as scary as I thought it would be and the universe always rewards me with more than I expected.
I am finding that every time I am brave and step out of my comfort zone it’s never as scary as I thought it would be and the universe always rewards me with more than I expected. This trip has truly been one of the most amazing trips I have taken and to think I was not allowing myself to go out fear made me realize how important it is for us to face our fears so we can truly live and experience life. Our lives start when we step outside of our comfort zone. To be able to step outside of your comfort zone you must work on having a positive mindset that allows you to stay focused only on opportunities, not fear. To have a positive mindset you have to create a healthy lifestyle and way of being every day.
So what are you waiting for? If have been wanting more out of life and you are ready to take your life to the next level by letting go of fear and honoring what it is you truly want in life, I have something special for you to help you on your journey. Stay tuned, in a couple of weeks I am going to be announcing some very exciting news on what I have been working on and I cannot wait to share it with you.
This trip is the best trip I have ever taken and it’s the best gift I gave to myself and I am grateful to be honoring my wishes as I approach my 36th birthday next week. It brings me so much joy to share all the wisdom I am learning to help light the way for you so you can to tap into your greatness.
Sending you so much love and light!
Ciao,
Teresa
