Have you ever had the traveling blues?

I have.

But I tend to get it the weak BEFORE I leave.

This is especially true when I go away for an extended amount of time, like two or three weeks. The ‘Traveling Blues’ hits me like a serious case of overwhelm. There is so much “To-Do” I hear my head scream…

Ahhh…

• I have to make sure I do all my laundry so that I’m ready to pack.
• I have to go through all my toiletries and figure out if I’m low so that I can get more before I go.
• I have to make sure these people know when I’ll be available and I need to make sure I’ve brought those work folders.
• Do I have the chargers I need?
• Should I pack food?
• Am I prepared for all weather conditions and adventures?

The list goes on and one and quite frankly it’s exhausting and overwhelming. I get in my head and I go round and round with all the little details. All the “Shoulds” and “Coulds” come up. I should do this before I leave….I could bring that… etc.

It’s gotten to the point where this mental barrage shuts me down. I avoid doing any packing or preparing of any kind. I cry (did I mention the traveling blues) when I think about trying to get everything together. And, there have been plenty of times where I’ve postponed my trip by a day or two because I’m not “ready”.

In the Human Design world, I am falling prey to two different types of energy. First, my open Head and Ajna centers exert a lot of mental pressure to “be prepared”. And they fill my mind with the importance of creating order. I feel the need to get rid of chaos and organize all the details. Worse, these thoughts are fearful and they don’t want me sharing them with others, because what if people think I’m weird or strange for putting so much effort into my travel plans?

Second, I have a defined Solar Plexus Center, (Emotional Center), with the Channel or Recognition (41-30) Activated. This means that I can get emotionally attached to the desired outcome of anything and can easily crash when those desires are not met. The trick of course is to do something just for the experience of it, without placing expectations on the outcome. I’ve become better at this once I’m on my adventure. I usually refrain from creating expectations. BUT, I can’t seem to stop myself from having an overwhelming number of expectations during the preparation phase.

Sadly, last week turned out to be no exception.

I was planning for a 3 week trip that included 3 separate adventures and a LOT of prep for each one. Were talking a ton of printed materials, scanned photos, outfit planning… the works!

I planned to leave Thursday. But, come Wednesday evening, I was nowhere near ready. But, I was also out of time. I couldn’t push my trip back a day or two. I needed to be somewhere, ready to go at Noon on Friday.

A couple of options came to mind. I could leave at before the sun came up Friday and arrive on time. I’d be tired and probably not want to participate in everything, but I’d be there on time. Or, I could leave at a reasonable hour on Thursday and just give up on all the packing and prep I still wanted to accomplish.

Neither option felt good.

OR, a third option wriggled its way forward. It said: Slow down. Finish the packing and prepping you want to accomplish today and then drive half way down and treat yourself to a Nights Stay at a hotel.

What?

Treat myself to a nights stay at a hotel? Spend $150 unnecessarily? That was extravagant thought.

But, as I went throughout my day getting everything together, it was the option that felt the best. When I checked in with my sacral yes/no Gut Response, it said YES! I deserved a little pampering. I deserved to enjoy each step of my 3-week adventure, including the prep. Being in that kind of energy space would be more fruitful in the end.

So, I stopped letting my mind run the show and I tapped into my Sacral Energy. I went a little lower and hit the spot! I booked the hotel room and left after dinner on Thursday.

It turned out perfectly.

I didn’t hit any traffic and the next day I was in such a positive head space that one of the women I met reached out to book a coaching session (hotel expense paid for! Cha Ching!)

Are you a generator or manifesting generator? What happens for you when YOU tap into your sacral energy and say YES to that powerful gut response?

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