I went from stress to joy because I chose to embrace something that was asked of me. And as a result, I had the time of my life!

I was really very stressed out when I was invited to take part in the celebration of my mother’s 80th birthday with a family gathering in San Francisco. I was just starting to get into the swing of things at the retreat with B&B guests and more and more interest in the retreats we offer.

I couldn’t see how on earth I was going to manage being away at the busiest time of the year and forego the revenue during my time away. Our family dynamics was part of the stress with 4 siblings and families all very strong willed and self expressive in their own right.

How was I going to pull this off? Time away – loss of income and output of thousands of dollars to get us there!!

I stressed for quite some time until I realized how much I was resisting something that was going to happen whether I was ok with it or not. I came to the realization that I had better embrace all the parts that stressed me out or I was going to have a negative outcome.

Once I made the decision to put some effort into making it a good trip, I went from scattered and stressed to having fun planning the trip and corresponding with ideas to ensure success.

It turned out to be so much fun and we packed as much as we could into 6 days to see the beautiful, friendly city of San Francisco. I’m glad I made the decision to be there in joy.