Do you struggle to keep the good vibes going after a long holiday or vacation? Trying to hang on to the insights gained from reflective moments gazing at sunsets, or attempting to stay positive with grumpy coworkers after seeing how easy it was to maintain a good mood when you were away from the office for an extended period of time. You might find yourself on your lunch break reminiscing the good juju you felt when you were away and now you want to maintain that good spell in your real life.
Juju is a term that describes the spiritual spell culture of West Africa. Things, people, and situations can have good or bad juju. It can refer to a sort of karmic relationship of energetic debts and rewards in life. For instance, we can visit a certain tropical destination and notice immediately if the place has good juju. Alternatively, we can notice if that one guy sitting in the hotel lobby or coffee shop just seems emotionally off kilter. Our initial impression of that person might be distrust, but we can’t put our finger on why that person creeps us out. He just might have some bad juju. Good or bad juju is something we all notice in people and places.
How do you maintain your good juju when you return to your desk the Monday after an amazing vacation? Well, step back and recognize that your time away was a limited recharge and not intended to become your entire life. It is important to bring your new higher vibration back into your workplace and real life, but realize that the act of recharging is a transient and continuous practice. The real challenge is to learn how long it takes before that fuel runs out. If you run out too soon, before you realize you need another break, you may find your life spinning out of control to the point where you are not capable of rising above the fray. You might slip into self-destructive patterns or bad habits from just managing life at a low vibration.
The next time you find yourself in this precious space of feeling your good juju and lamenting the loss of personal moments of fun and pleasure, note how long it takes before you really start to lose that good feeling. Take time at that moment to plan allocated space away from your real life. The maintenance of good juju and well-being is a life long practice. Once you find yourself in the place of feeling sad about the loss of your time away, reframe your self-talk and plan the next vacation. Use this new awareness to practice self-care without guilt so you can serve your real life and the people you care about with more energy and good vibes!
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