The pandemic has changed our lives in so many ways, especially travel and adventure. Buying a ticket and planning to spend some days in another country of our choice is not as simple as it was before. We can't just hop on a plane to Barbados, Trinidad and Tobago, Cuba, Kenya, or Vietnam. Even taking a ferry to the nearby islands of Guadeloupe and Martinique is not a luxury that can be enjoyed now. I say luxury as we sometimes do not appreciate the ease of travel except when it is no more.Over time, some borders have been closed including ours, preventing us from even leaving our countries to explore. The nostalgia intensified at times causing us to get so hung up on missed opportunities and adventures. What has been one of the greatest lessons is that if we fail to live in the present, we will miss out on other amazing opportunities to live a great life.As a result of my experience through the pandemic, I would like to share with you 10 tips on how to keep the pandemic from outing my travel adventure flame.

We often motivate each other and have spoken about collaborating on a podcast. We decided to finally record one of our conversations. Here is an insight into what we discussed. Share with us your feedback on what you agreed or disagreed with!

Affirmations are important to overcome negative thinking, reduce stress, and help us to make more positive changes in our lives through repetition and belief of the positive statements.These statements repeated constantly changes your thoughts, pattern of thinking, and ultimately your life.Let's begin with these four positive statements.I choose to be happy!I detach myself from negative vibes!I free myself from the past!I treasure the present moment!

Can we leave this earth with anything? Are our gifts, talents, opportunities, relationships, and resources valuable to us when our life has ended? Let's spend some time to evaluate and reframe our minds to know what we are blessed with abundance to be used while we have breath to make the world, our world a better place.

There are 30 tested and proven steps to aid your progress. Try a combination of as many as possible to drive you towards the progress that you desire!

Every day, there are so many things to be grateful for. Why not take a moment and reflect on these amazing blessings?