My Mental Vacation

I AM A FIRM BELIEVER THAT THE MIND IS A POWERFUL THING TO MAKE US GREAT OR TAKE US DOWN. I ENCOURAGE OTHERS TO FOCUS ON THE POSITIVE. I DO NOT LIKE "PITY PARTIES." I AM ALL FOR MAKING EFFORTS TO FIX THE ISSUES AND CHALLENGES AND NOT LOOKING BACK.

HERE IS A WAY I RELAX MY MIND TO STAY POSITIVE, FRESH AND FEEL GOOD. HOPE YOU TRY IT AND SHARE YOUR MENTAL VACATION WITH US!

TAKE YOURSELF AWAY IN YOUR MIND.

I DON'T DO THIS ENOUGH, BUT WHEN I DO I AM ALWAYS GLAD I DID. WRITING THIS BLOG REALLY REMINDS ME OF THINGS I NEED TO DO FOR MYSELF TOO! "TAKING YOURSELF AWAY" MEANS ENVISIONING YOU ARE SOMEWHERE ELSE YOU WANT TO BE, WITH ANYONE YOU WANT, OR ALL BY YOURSELF.

MANY OF YOU MAY NOT KNOW THIS ABOUT ME BUT I HAVE AN EXTREMELY VIVID IMAGINATION. I HAVE BEEN KNOWN TO WRITE ENTIRE MOVIE SCRIPTS IN MY MIND AND THEN GET UP AND PUT IT ON THE COMPUTER.

I CREATED AND IMAGINED "KIANA'S FLEX APPEAL" FOR ESPN (THAT, AHEM, "BECAME THE HIGHEST RATED FITNESS SERIES ON TV AFTER ONLY 1 WEEK OF AIRING," I MIGHT ADD....SHAMELESS PLUG I KNOW, BUT IF YOU DON'T GET YOURSELF CREDIT, WHO WILL?)

I DREAM IN TECHNICOLOR, HD, STEREO, BABY....

HERE IS MY MENTAL VACATION:

DEEP BREATH...AHHH...LOVE IT....I AM SITTING ON THE SAND. KNEES UP, HEAD BACK, DEEP BREATHS. I AM  WONDERFULLY ALONE ON A WHITE SANDY BEACH WHERE THE SAND IS LIKE POWDER, I CAN FEEL IT STICKING IN MY LEGS, IT'S THAT FINE. THE OCEAN IS SO, SO CLEAR, I CAN SEE THE ROCKS THROUGH THE WATER IN MY MIND. THE COLOR IS VIVID  TURQUOISE BLUE, I AM WEARING SUNGLASSES. THE SUN I LOW AND VERY WARM, BUT NOT HOT. THERE IS NO ONE ON THE BEACH FOR MILES. ALL I SEE AND HEAR IS THE OCEAN GENTLY CRASHING ONTO THE WHITE SAND AND FEEL A WARM BALMY BREEZE BLOWING THROUGH MY HAIR AND LITERALLY BATHING MY ENTIRE BODY. THE AIR IS THICK WITH MOISTURE AND WARM.  I HEAR BIRDS IN THE DISTANT BACKGROUND. I SIT THERE IN MY MIND AND GET TO ENJOY COMPLETING MY OWN THOUGHTS....GET THE PICTURE?

SHARE YOUR MENTAL VACATION!