Vacay

Georgian Bay, (c) Liisa Kyle

How good it was to take some time off!  To frolic with friends.  To explore. To relax.  To read.  To spend time by water.

In other words, to do lots and lots of my 'Fiftieth' projects. I explored parts of the eastern seaboard.  I kayaked.  I canoed.  I bicycled.  I frolicked in and around lakes, bays and the Atlantic Ocean.  I spent time with assorted dear friends.

It was one of those trips were everything unfolded, pretty much perfectly.  Coordinating schedules was fairly effortless. Trains ran on time.  The weather was perfect.

My vacay was a synopsis of this year -- doing more of what I love. Making the most of my milestone year. Treating myself to things I think of as treats.

And guess what I'm learning?  The more I indulge in those things I truly enjoy, the more I'm enjoying my life and the better life seems to be treating me.

It's astonishing to see how such little changes...how taking such little actions are having such positive effects in my daily happiness. 

If you haven't already done so, do yourself a favor: pick (at least) one thing you love to do and make a point of enjoying more this year.  Then watch what happens in the other parts of your life.

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Mission Accomplished: 50 Frolics -- and more

I spent the morning of  July 1 exploring a cute  town in upstate New York called Phoenicia.

Yes, I enjoyed poking around the artsy shops of Main Street.  Of course it was lovely to spend time with good friends.  Sure, I savoured the mammoth entity that is Sweet Sue's walnut-dusted French Toast. 

Even better:  as I waddled away from brunch, I realized that I was in the midst of  Frolic Number Fifty!  I was accomplishing my mission of enjoying at least Fifty Frolics during my Fiftieth year on the planet.

Sure it feels great to meet my goal -- and it's sweeter still to know that my initial idea -- to make the most of turning fifty -- is coming true.  Thanks to my Fifty Frolics project -- and my other Fiftieth projects -- I'm enjoying a terrific year, doing more of what I love.

More gratifying still it so know that I'm influencing others to make the most of their Fiftieth year.  One buddy treated herself and her family to a month's vacation at a beach house -- honouring her happiest memories from her youth.

Another friend is making a point of attending particular concerts and participating in fun getaways that she otherwise would let pass by.  This year, she's making a point of making the most of her Fiftieth year.

You can do the same: regardless  of your age or birthday, you can decide to make the most of the next twelve months... to do what you love.  To indulge in simple pleasures.  To treat yourself to the things you enjoy.

And as you do, I'd love to hear about it -- message me or leave a comment below.