After days of dodgy internet and wicked jetlag, I couldn’t get the weekly ROCK thru article written and sent off. I had set aside time to write while on holiday, but it just didn’t happen. I could have gone to great lengths to get it done, but I had to ask myself, “At what cost?” Staying up all hours trying to connect to Wi-Fi, missing out on new adventures, and prioritizing writing over connecting with my people?

The ‘old me’ (before I learned to ROCK thru life) would have done these things because of an ongoing drive to meet unrealistic self-imposed expectations. I used to jump through hoops like a circus animal. Instead, inspired by the four ROCK thru principles and the Welsh sheep grazing in the rolling green hills I saw during a long signal-free drive, I’ve decided to take a four-week sabbatical.

In this Abundant Living series article, I’ll share how to let go of actions driven by fear, expectations, or emotions and instead seize opportunities to live by your actual values. Begin by asking yourself: What routine action might you reevaluate? What drives that action? Is it aligned with your values or something else?