The lessons I've learned from traveling

The lessons I've learned from traveling 

Six years ago this week I was traveling around Europe with my childhood best friend. This was my bucket list dream for years and I couldn't believe it finally came true.

I know I always talk about lessons in this blog and how there are always lessons in everything we go through, good or bad, but only if we chose to look for them. As I get older, I hope I am getting wiser as well.

I know that I look at life differently, I try to find the lessons of every experience I have. In the last 7 years I have learned so many lessons, more than I have in my lifetime. The reason for that is because I am looking for them, I am consciously aware of not saying this is happening to me but this is happening for me, for a reason, for a lesson.

You learn lessons when you are ready to open your heart. You need to be quiet within yourself and realize that you have to let go of your ego. My best friend once said "When the student is ready, the teacher will appear"

Well that trip to Greece was no different, because there I learned many lessons, first and foremost I learned that now more than ever, I needed to have gratitude. I am not only grateful every day but I am even more grateful that God had shown his grace on me to let me be able to do this with my best friend. It showed me that dreams do come true, and to never give up on them.

I learned many lessons on this trip as I saw people living in poverty and yet they were happy. I saw people sitting and really enjoying talking to others, not rushing about but living in the moment. I was grateful to be able to do that, to learn these lessons with my best friend as it made it that much more special.

I learned to go with the flow,  when we got there, the apartment we rented wasn't in the greatest neighborhood, but we made the best of it. We met  the neighbors, we found great little neighborhood restaurants with wonderful food and great company. We went with the flow and we made the best out of what we were given, with no complaints or whining, we were both just grateful to be there together. 

We had no schedule, we wung it, we slept in, stayed up late, we had fun, we laughed and truly enjoyed each other's company. I learned to be present in the moment, to really enjoy his company and this gift we were given. We also said it to each other each and every day, how blessed we were to be there together.

At the end of our trip we couldn't get flights out, we had to change plans, fly out from Greece to London, but we rolled with it.

I learned to bend and go with the flow and not be so structured. I looked at all of it as an adventure, whatever God wants to happen, it will and if it's not what I want to happen, I need to let go and stop stressing about it.

I learned to stop and enjoy, really enjoy the moment, because in a second it could all change.So we had to go to London, okay, that meant I got a stamp on my passport, I got to taste the food, I got to see their incredible airport, their city, I learned to find the positive and go with it.

So today my friends, stop rushing around, stop worrying about the past, stop worrying about what may or may not be coming. Be content in this moment, take it in, sit back, look around, enjoy your company and be grateful that you can do it but most importantly learn the lessons that are in front of you because there are lessons in everything, every day.

"Be the change you want to see"

 

"And just when the caterpillar thought his life over...he turned into a beautiful butterfly"

**Now released my latest book**

The Blessing in Disguise.... revealed

https://www.amazon.com/Blessing-Disguise-Revealed-story-faith/dp/1074340493/ref=sr_1_19?keywords=the+blessing+in+disguise&qid=1561392004&s=books&sr=1-19

***Now available***

My 1st book The blessing in Disguise 

Selling on my website

:

Http://www.treadmilltreats.com

And on Amazon.com

http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0692437398/ref=mp_s_a_1_13?qid=1462358109&sr=1-13&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_FMwebp_QL65&keywords=the+blessing+in+Disguise

http://www.am6azon.com/gp/aw/d/0692437398/ref=mp_s_a_1_12?qid=1434452632&sr=8-12&pi=AC_SX110_SY165_QL70&keywords=the+Blessing+in+Disguise

My weekly Youtube page, please subscribe:

https://youtu.be/LDSXCFJVnzM

Twitter: treadmill treats 

Instagram: treadmilltreats

Facebook :treadmill treats

#treadmilltreats 

#Theblessingindisguise 

#TheblessinginDisguiserevealed

#livinglifelarge 

#bethechangeyouwanttosee

#Thankyounext

#Garyvee

#Jayshetty

#newyearnewme 

#blogginglife

#write

#writer

#blogger

#NewYorktimesbestseller 

#womenoffaithtour 

#Motivationalspeaker

#OnOprahSupersoulSunday

#Oprah

#TylerPerry

#TylerPerryproducingmylifestory

#thisismypassion 

#livingmypurpose 

#blogging

#Newyork

#Florida

#internationalblogger

#francescavillardi

#francescavillardienterprise