Marissa Vicario, Founder and Wellness ExpertMarissa’s Well-being and Healthwww.mwahonline.comwww.whereineedtobe.com© 2013 Marissa’s Well-being and Health

5 Lessons I learned in Hawaii

In July 2013 I took my first trip to Hawaii. I’d gone away a handful of times, but I always brought my work with me. And work I did.Then I settled into island life and between stand-up paddleboard lessons, snorkeling, sun-bathing and sunset cocktails, things got a little lax. At first it was unsettling and the mental to-do list grew with each passing hour.Until I let myself just be on vacation. Here are a few lessons I learned in the process:

5 Lessons I learned in Hawaii1. Live Simply!Figure out how much down time you need and how often then give yourself that gift. Nobody worth knowing forgot about me and my clients were super supportive of my time off. Just do it!

5 Lessons I Learned in Hawaii2. Find Beauty EverywhereThere’s beauty everywhere and it’s up to us to be present enough to see it. Where do you see beauty in your everyday life?Maybe it’s on your run or your commute to work.Stop for a second and take it in.

Maybe capture it on camera.

5 Lessons I Learned in Hawaii3. Pay Attention to Moments!A vacation from all of the technical overstimulation let me tap into where I was, what I was doing, who I was with and why I was doing it in the most uninterrupted and inspiring way.

Can you spend even an hour a day offline and focused on something that inspires you?

5 Lessons I Learned in Hawaii4. Be Unapologetically Happy! In Hawaii, I encountered some of the friendliest and happiest people I’ve ever met.

Where are you finding your happiness? Is it in things or other people or does happiness come from inside based on the way you choose to live your life?

5 Lessons I Learned in Hawaii

5. Do What You Love!What the people I met all had in common is that they were living simply, unapologetically doing what they love and as happy as can be.

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