101 Ways To Smile: Plan A Trip

Our recent jaunts- some pretty far, like Anaheim, some 20 minutes away in La Jolla- have inspired me to start a new family tradition.  I read a study that showed you receive the most health benefits from vacations BEFORE you actually go on them, due to anticipation. And one of my favorite wisdom givers, Gordon Livingston says in How to Love

that having something to look forward to is one of the mainstays for happiness. In that spirit, every time a trip or getaway or just a simple outing of ours ends, I'm going to immediately plan another.  The research of planning- the maps, google searches, talks with others about fun things they've done- is almost as fun as going! Our next outing is to (cousin) Reef's Nocturnal Birthday party, and after that we have a beach vacation planned in July. What are you doing this summer?

ps

In case you haven't noticed, I'm making 101 Ways To Smile a series on Flux Capacitor

I'm going to try to have one new entry every week that is meaningful and real for my family

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