Do you often dream about escaping your daily grind to go on vacation because you are tired and you want to feel happy? Many of us do. When we’re on vacation we feel freer, happier, and lighter. But did you know that you can create and have those positive emotions at home, even when you’re not on vacation?
In this episode, I talk about how you can be more aware of our thoughts to live life as if you’re on vacation all the time. You’ll also learn more about how to create positive emotions by taking control of your thoughts.
Tune in to this episode and learn about how to use your thoughts to live happily and mindfully.
Here are three reasons why you should listen to the full episode:
- Discover why and how your thoughts on vacations make you feel happy.
- Learn how you can associate those happy thoughts to create positive emotions in your daily lives.
- I will also share some tips on how to live life like you’re on vacation all the time!
Episode Highlights
Why Vacations Bring Happiness
- Vacation gives us a sense of freedom.
- We don’t have a strict schedule or a to-do list to follow while on vacation.
- It also allows us to spend time with our family.
My Insights About the Joy of Taking a Vacation
- Vacation is a neutral circumstance that we associate with positive thoughts.
- These thoughts create the very happy emotions that we feel when we’re on vacation.
- The brain becomes accustomed to these positive associations that we can quickly go back to being happy when we think of having a vacation.
- This is akin to how you may think that eating a cookie or two can help relieve your exhaustion after a full day of work.
The Origin of Our Thoughts
- Many people think that our thoughts and feelings are happenstance, that they fall from the sky. The reality is they are always running around our heads.
- We consciously or unconsciously choose what to think given a particular circumstance, like taking a vacation or going home after work.
- Most of us have a list of “top 10 thoughts” in our head, and that is where we tend to go first.
- For instance, when you get home after work and you feel tired, what you may immediately think about is that you deserve a break today.
The Importance of Being Aware of Our Thoughts
- Being aware of our thoughts helps us decide if we want to keep using them.
- It also allows us to decide how we think in any given circumstance, like your daily commute or coming home from work.
- This means that the thoughts that make you happy about being on vacation are readily available to you even when you are coming home from work or doing chores.
Why Do You Need to Think Like You’re on a Vacation?
- We spend most of our lives at home or at work than on vacation.
- Not everyone has the time to go on a vacation, but you can create more thought processes that help you feel better every day.
- Everyday life can also be so overwhelming that you beat yourself up for overthinking things.
- When you try to think about positive thoughts in your daily lives, you may also begin to create positive emotions.
Why Do We Choose to Think Negatively?
- Our “top 10 thoughts” are not often positive.
- We are not mindful of these thoughts, and we consciously or unconsciously choose them.
- We think that these thoughts occur in an instant. However, we often choose them according to what we have selected in the past.
Think Like You’re on Vacation
- Reflect on your thoughts when you’re on vacation and the emotions you associate with them.
- Be aware that what makes you happy is not really the vacation, but the thoughts that you have while on vacation.
- Take your top two thoughts when on vacation, and try to think about them when during your regular routines.
Using Our Top 10 Thoughts
- Think about your top 10 thoughts—are they positive or negative?
- If these thoughts create negative emotions, rethink them.
- Replace the negative thoughts with the positive ones you link with vacations.
- Ask yourself if you can use these thoughts and believe them, even when you’re not on vacation.
Tips on How to Start Living Life on Vacation
- Watch and be aware of your top 10 thoughts this week.
- Start practicing them to see what your mind will buy 100%.
- Do they create positive emotions like being more grateful or appreciative?
- Remember that all these thoughts are available to you even when you’re not on vacation, so start thinking about them now.
5 Powerful Quotes from this Episode
“The interesting thing is that vacation is just neutral and we have a lot of really positive emotions about it. Then all it is is a thought that we’re thinking. So basically, we have certain thoughts about vacation, and many of those thoughts create very, very happy feelings.”
“Thoughts don’t just fall from the sky, which sometimes many of you think they do, but they don’t. They’re running around in your head. And basically, you’re choosing them, either consciously choosing them or unconsciously choosing them.”
“I do want you to be aware that you’re choosing thoughts that create happy feelings, and those thoughts that you use when you’re on vacation—get this—are available to you, when you come home from work.”
“Be on vacation; it’s your life!”
“See if you can create more positive emotion, feel more appreciative, more grateful, more happy, and more joyful. They’re all available to you. You don’t have to wait to be on vacation to feel it. It’s available to you right now, and my advice is: start thinking it.”
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