Sometimes – maybe even most times – the best vacation we can give ourselves is one where we do nothing at all. No plans. No expectations – just the time to BE.
Less then one year ago our family became a billet family to Yan Pavel Laplante who plays (and plays very well, and I’m not just saying that because he’s ‘my boy’) for the PEI Rocket here in Charlottetown. It didn’t take long before Pavel became an integral part of our family. But not only are we blessed with Pavel, but also in becoming friends with his family. His parents invited our family to spend a week with them at their Summer home – 2 hours South of Montreal.
It was a vacation filled with fishing, frog catching, sleeping in, napping, reading, drinking, wine tasting, and eating (Christine is a ‘belle cook’ – did I get that right)? It was a time for floating in the lake, boating, paddle boating, water skiing, tubing, and swimming. Even a little shopping, and a little roller coaster riding (and I lived to tell about it, although at the time I was sure I was dying). It was a time for conversation under the stars.
It may seem like we were busy –but it was the most relaxing vacation I’ve had in a very long time.
Life is busy. Period. Time passes quickly. You know it does! We don’t always have time to stop and just BE. It’s important to just BE. Not just important – but mandatory. It’s good for the Soul.
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