5 Tips For Enjoying The Journey

Enjoying the journey is not always an easy thing to do. We just got home from an AMAZING backpacking trip, but it was not the trip we had planned on. We had been planning this trip for a couple months and I was SUPER excited!

I had been looking forward to this trip all summer. As the trip drew near the weather got worse and worse. The forecasted weather was thunder storms ALL day, everyday! So we knew that in the mountains above 12,000 ft it would be a down poor.

So we decided to change our plans in hope for better weather. I was really bummed and didn’t take the whole process very well. I was disappointed, stubborn, grumpy and not excited about any of the alternatives.

Have you ever had your plans not go quite as you planned? I am pretty certain that it has happened to all of us. What do you do when something doesn’t turn out like you had hoped? Here are 5 tips for staying positive when your plans don’t go as planned. I hope these tips will help you to stay positive and have a good time even when your plans change.

1. Recognize Why

Why do you feel the way you do? In order to move forward I think this is important to recognize. I had set my expectations for the original trip and could’t see any of them being met with the other suggested hikes. I had day dreamed about the views we were going to see and how beautiful it was. And I was disappointed that we weren’t going to see them. I don’t know your why, so make sure you can figure it out so you can move past it.

2. Take a step back

Look at the big picture. Why are you doing what you are doing? In our case we were doing a backpacking trip because we enjoy getting out in nature and we wanted to give Emery more experience hiking by herself. We were also doing this trip with a brother-in-law, his wife, and two kids. So it was also about spending time with them. Once I did that then I realized that it didn’t really matter where we went.

3. Forget Yourself

Did you notice that my “why” was all about me and what I wanted? Usually your plans involve other people so once you start thinking about them it helps you forget your own problems. Once I remembered that this trip was not all about me and that it was for our girls too, it helped me to notice that no matter where we go or what we do they will most likely enjoy it.

4. Change Your Attitude

As hard as it may be, it must be done. A change in attitude is the game changer. Once this is done your expectations can change, and it will help you to have a positive out look and the situation. You are the only one that will determine the outcome. So you might as well enjoy yourself.

5. Realize That Everything Is Going To Be O.K.

It is not the end of the world. You can still have a good time and enjoyable experience. So make the most of it and have a fantastic time with what ever you are doing. 🙂

What do you think? How do you stay positive when things don’t go your way?Thanks for reading!

-Adam and Paige
#PowerParents

 

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