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On this episode of the podcast, we dive into the idea of happiness, and how we have achieved happiness through travel. Join us as we discuss what happiness means to us, how traveling allows us to pursue happiness more than at home, and a few ways that we have been able to bring our travel happiness home. We share some of our experiences, how we have sought and found happiness through our travels, and how we have brought our happiness back home to beautiful Canmore!
Show Notes from Episode 9…
- Traveling to achieve happiness
- What does happiness mean to us?
- How does traveling allow us to pursue happiness more than life at home?
- Being present while exploring new areas
- Removing yourself from habitual behaviours, social circles, and normal circumstances
- Brining your travel happiness home
- And much more… Here’s the episode!
Amanda’s Happiness Inspiration…
Books
- The Happiness Project by Gretchin Rubin
- The Book of Awesome by Neil Pasricha
- The Lost Girls by Jennifer Baggett, Holly Corbett & Amanda Pressner
- Wild by Cheryl Strayed
- The One Week Job Project by Sean Atkin
- Anything by Malcom Gladwell (he’s inspires me in all realms of my life)
Quotes
- “Not all who wander are lost” – J.R.R Tolken
- “A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step” – Lao Tzu
- “To travel is to live”
- “Life begins at the end of your comfort zone”
- “Once a year, go someplace you’ve never been before” – Dalai Lama
- “Travel is the only thing you buy that makes you richer”
- “I love the feeling of being anonymous in a city I’ve never been before”
- “Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment” – Buddha
- “No matter where you are on your journey, that’s exactly where you need to be. The next road is always ahead” -Oprah
Ryan’s Happiness Inspiration…
Book
- The Art of Travel – Alain De Botton
Quotes
- “If my socks smell like shit it’s because I’ve been kicking ass all day” – Shane Koyczan
- “Joy is the goal of existence and joy is not to be stumbled upon. but to be achieved, and the act of treason is to let its vision drown in the swamp of a moment’s tortue.” – Ayn Rand
Tools
- Headspace App – Practicing being present through meditation is a powerful tool in allowing you to harvest the potentail happiness that lies all around you
- The Six Pillars of Self Esteem by Nathaniel Branden – To be able to feel happy you first have to believe yourself worthy of happiness
Other
- Poetry by Shane Koyczan – My favorites are “Instructions for a bad day”, “To this day”, & “Remember How we Forgot”
