This evening was full of experiencing other parts of the planet. Exotic sounding songs kept playing on Pandora, and they brought me to images of a Middle Eastern outdoor market, with dates for sale, cloth hanging from the wood that makes up the stalls, and warm sand at my feet. If I ever feel cold, I’ve been known to put on music from India or Turkey to make me feel as though I’m in a warmer land.
I also went into coffee bliss over what is the 2nd warm latte I’ve ever had in my life. Yes, it was my second. I haven’t ever acquired the coffee habit, and I coach clients away from drinking a drink that dehydrates us, acts as an addictive stimulant, and makes breath stink.
It was a small latte – only about a 3rd of a cup size. It was decaf – regular caffeinated coffee makes me feel like I’m having a panic attack. It was fair trade and organic. The odd thing about this cup of coffee was that it was relaxing to me. I thought that coffee is supposed to make a person jittery and stressed afterward. Before I drank it, I told myself that every sip must be appreciated. I wanted to experience coffee for the pure pleasure of imagining myself in Italy, with a shot of espresso (something I’ve never had). I paused to breath deeply every time I drank.
The last time I was in the Swiss Alps was in 2007
A really good idea came to me as I was basking in that cup of coffee. I’m not ready to share it yet, but it will fit perfectly into my life if I choose to pursue it. I have been in what Abraham Hicks would call “the vortex,” where ideas surface with inspiration. I still don’t plan to order coffee when I go to a café on Saturday morning, and I won’t be buying beans and my own coffee machine anytime soon, but I may drink a cup once or twice a year if I can have that experience again.
Before bed, I also did a meditation to music (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQA5gQQNkIo) where I felt myself on a quick bullet train speeding through the Swiss Alps. I felt what it is like to run down steep hills and then jump off of the mountains while attached to a hand glider. I gazed over the balcony of the Gimmelwald Mountain Hostel in the crisp air. I felt the shivering and enthralling speed that my life is moving at.
Ava Waits is an inspirational speaker, business mentor, and author. She believes that making money should feel like bliss, and that your professional life should bend to your itinerary. Clients worldwide have used Ava’s processes to release financial constriction and bring more business opportunities and income into their lives.
Prior to supporting businesses, Ava ran an international nutrition coaching company, where she guided professionals to stay healthy while traveling the world for work and leisure. She provided workshop audiences and clients with natural support for digestion, immunity, and happiness, and also taught Traveling Healthy in Europe classes for travel television host Rick Steves.
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