This past week, I spent a few days in Orlando at a conference. I saw some great friends and business colleagues that I haven't seen in a few years.

When I was on my way home, I had this overwhelming feeling of happiness, peace, and joy.

I asked myself, "Where is this coming from?"

Two places:

1. I don't do well out of my routines in changing environments, yet I felt relaxed and peaceful the entire time I was away.

2. I was also excited to come home.

This may sound so simple and easy to others, but for me, breaking routines is very difficult. The fact that I let myself feel this happiness, joy, and peace is massive progress for me.

It was a positive experience because I struggle with allowing myself to feel the good feelings. The difficult, hard feelings, however, I have no problem feeling.

The most significant revelation I had through experiencing this situation was, feelings are always evoked. What's important is whether or not I'm willing to be present in the moment and allow myself to feel them and dig into why I feel the way I do.