"Instead of wondering when your next vacation is, maybe you should set up a life you don’t need to escape from." The quote is appreciated by most people who see it. But there are always a few (on any quote that I post) who want to disagree, dissent, and argue with the sentiment. In this particular case, they comment that vacations are fun and traveling is good. Both of which I do not disagree with. The point of the quote is not whether vacations are fun and traveling is good. The point of the quote is rather than only enjoying our life while on vacation, holiday, or weekend, we should strive to make our lives the ones we want to be living—every day of the week. Rather than seeing vacation as your annual opportunity to escape life… craft a life you don’t need to escape from. This is not necessarily easy to do. But it is entirely possible. In fact, for the most part, I have done this with my life. I love my every day. I don’t count the days until the weekend, I enjoy Monday as much as I do Saturday. Here are nine ways to begin crafting a life you don’t need to escape:
