We live in stressful times. Worries about job security, retirement funds shrinking and how to pay the mortgage affect us all. The media doesn't help with all its doom and gloom forecasts.
Stress feels uncomfortable and is painful. Our natural instinct is to avoid anything that is painful. We run away from the pain as fast as we can. In the case of stress, we frequently turn to drugs or alcohol for relief. Escape also comes in the form of a vacation.
Yes, a vacation... thats what I need; a chance to get away from lifes stresses; to escape. We think, That way I can come home refreshed and ready to deal with lifes stresses with renewed vigor. A typical vacation can be a big help in dealing with stress. We get a chance to leave the worries behind us for a week or two, but do we really?
Unfortunately, a lot of our "vacation time" is wasted. The beginning of the vacation is spent "getting into vacation" mode. The end of the vacation is spent worrying about going home and all the stuff that is waiting for us to do when we get home. In the middle of the vacation, we do get a chance to relax a little.
The problem is that when the vacation ends, we have to go back to the same demands of life we left behind. Most likely we did not learn any new skills to deal with the stresses that made us need a vacation in the first place. In this sense, typical gay travel is only a quick, temporary fix, like a pill or a drink. This is why we think Spirit Journeys is more important now than ever before.
Our personal experience has shown us that gay travel with Spirit Journeys can be a life changing event. The introduction to new ways of thinking, the learning and practicing of techniques to handle stress or the building of a support network of friends, can all help us be less affected by lifes ups and downs; to be more confident as we move through our lives.
A Spirit Journeys adventure also allows for the creation of real connections to others not possible on ordinary gay travel. People get to be truly listened to and to speak their own hearts. These kind of connections are invaluable in our lifes. There is effort involved in making these connections. A person can't just stay in their room. They will want to be willing to participate with the others in the group and want to be as honest as they can be.
We will want these things because we know in our hearts that the process can change us to our core. When we get home from a Spirit Journey, we can have a whole new outlook on life; the stresses of life may no longer have the same power over us as they did before we took our Spirit Journeys adventure.
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This article about spiritual gay vacations was written by Howie Holben. You can learn more about gay tours with meaning at www.SpiritJourneys.com.
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