Letting Go
Over the past year, I’ve been seeking direction. I am so well accomplished because I typically live a life guided by a plan and strong intuition. But, ever since I felt a significant shift in my life in the fall of 2021, I’ve felt uncertain. I needed to disrupt this feeling to align with my path. I detail exactly why I felt that now was the right time to do the surrender experiment in my post, “Deciding to surrender. “ My goal in putting this documentation together is to capture my growth, opportunities, and experience when I don’t try to control everything. I hope that it works :)
Getting Started
Starting anything new always has growing pains, at least for me. I’ve been the way I am for as long as I can remember. So allowing myself to go with the flow seemed in contrast to my structured approach to life, The first week of this experiment felt like a battle. Yet, I decided to stick to it. I had read many books and watched many videos about the transformative nature of completing this experiment. Plus, there are tons of non-linear people who are just or even more successful as us logical planners. At any rate, I knew that I was savage when it came to execution, and I was going to execute this trial run to the best of my ability.
An opulent adventure of love in Tulum
My invitation to Tulum happened on Day 2 of this experiment. At this time, I was both nervous and scared to go so far outside my planning mode to venture on a last-minute international adventure. But I must say that going on this venture changed me in more ways than one and gave me the confidence of knowing without a doubt that this experiment was the right path.
Staying in paradise mentally while in the comfort of home
I remember when I was 25, and someone told me that vacation needs to be at least as nice as your home, and your home should feel like a vacation. It took some time for me to grow into this statement, but I know I’ve been living this life as of late. I love my house and am always grateful to have the opportunity to leverage my environment as I flow through the phases of life. This week was the first full work week of the year, and I had to jump in to seize the day while being this new version of myself.
Luxury travel provided by Bermuda Tourism Board
Aniesia is a luxury editorial writer and often gets opportunities to write content for magazines focused on destinations worldwide. I have always wanted to know how to get paid to travel to 5-star resorts, and I found out after arriving in Bermuda that my friend does this. While I don’t have a journalism background, I think that getting others to support you while you’re sharing your experience is a dream come true. This trip taught me to look at your ‘Many acres of diamonds’ more closely as you mind know someone in arms reach of your ideal destination.
Day trips filled with friendship, food, and activities
It happened that I was asked twice to go on a day trip during the first two weeks of my surrender experiment. As someone from southern California, it often surprises people that when I can go anywhere, I pick places colder than Atlanta. For whatever reason, I feel like the culture, community, and food are better in the northeast part of the United States. So I had grand daily adventures in NYC and BOS on two Saturdays during my experiment.
“Do not diminish your light. Don’t pull back from people who need your light or the warmth of your presence with the knowledge that your truth brings. Be the Sun.’