{"id":6246,"date":"2021-08-16T11:31:00","date_gmt":"2021-08-16T16:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tatianacameron.com\/?p=6246"},"modified":"2021-08-24T08:32:07","modified_gmt":"2021-08-24T13:32:07","slug":"take-a-break-from-trying-too-hard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/tatianacameron.com\/dev\/take-a-break-from-trying-too-hard\/","title":{"rendered":"Take a Break From Trying Too Hard"},"content":{"rendered":"\n[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.5.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”-53px|||||”][et_pb_row disabled_on=”off|off|off” _builder_version=”4.5.7″ _module_preset=”default” min_height=”1640px” custom_padding=”0px|||0px||”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.5.7″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_text disabled_on=”on|off|off” _builder_version=”4.5.7″ _module_preset=”default” text_line_height=”2.5em” custom_padding=”|124px||124px|false|false”]

I\u2019m writing this post from the back seat of my friend\u2019s car. We are driving from Zadar to Peljesac (the peninsula near Dubrovnik). <\/span><\/p>\n

The road is winding.\u00a0The mountains we pass by, the fields and rivers, the sun setting on the Adriatic sea, vineyards, stone buildings, the red tile roofs – are stunning, magnificent, and so familiar. Comforting, really.<\/span><\/p>\n

My friend\u2019s husband is driving, my mom is in the front seat, and the three of us (high school friends)\u00a0are snuggled in the back. A heatwave is hitting the area and it’s warm, even with the AC. But we don\u2019t mind.<\/span><\/p>\n

We are laughing and talking.\u00a0It feels as if time collapsed into one<\/strong>\u00a0– the past colliding with the present. I am both 17 and 51. It’s just like the line from one of my favorite songs:\u00a0\u201cwe\u2019re older but not wiser, for in our hearts the dreams are still the same.\u201d<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

We talk openly.\u00a0Just\u00a0being\u00a0<\/em>is easy with them. There’s nothing to prove, no one else to be but yourself, at all stages and in every phase of our life\u2019s journeys. <\/span><\/p>\n

There is no judgment and no expectations. Not from them, not from myself.<\/span><\/p>\n

THIS is vacation.<\/span><\/p>\n

Rest.<\/span><\/p>\n

A break from trying too hard. A break from keeping it all together. A time in which support,\u00a0love, and comfort are real.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text disabled_on=”off|off|on” _builder_version=”4.5.7″ _module_preset=”default” text_line_height=”2.4em” custom_padding=”|8px||7px|false|false”]

I\u2019m writing this post from the back seat of my friend\u2019s car. We are driving from Zadar to Peljesac (the peninsula near Dubrovnik). The road is winding.\u00a0The mountains we pass by, the fields and rivers, the sun setting on the Adriatic sea, vineyards, stone buildings, the red tile roofs – are stunning, magnificent, and so familiar. Comforting, really.<\/span><\/p>\n

My friend\u2019s husband is driving, my mom is in the front seat, and the three of us (high school friends)\u00a0are snuggled in the back. A heatwave is hitting the area and it’s warm, even with the AC. But we don\u2019t mind.<\/span><\/p>\n

We are laughing and talking.\u00a0It feels as if time collapsed into one<\/strong>\u00a0– the past colliding with the present. I am both 17 and 51. It’s just like the line from one of my favorite songs:\u00a0\u201cwe\u2019re older but not wiser, for in our hearts the dreams are still the same.\u201d<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

We talk openly.\u00a0Just\u00a0being\u00a0<\/em>is easy with them. There’s nothing to prove, no one else to be but yourself, at all stages and in every phase of our life\u2019s journeys. There is no judgment and no expectations. Not from them, not from myself.<\/span><\/p>\n

THIS is vacation.<\/span><\/p>\n

Rest.<\/span><\/p>\n

A break from trying too hard. A break from keeping it all together. A time in which support,\u00a0love, and comfort are real.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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We missed a ferry, and no one complained about having to drive around the peninsula, adding a lot more time to our trip.\u00a0We are happy.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

I finally get to be in the picture with my two friends – the kind of pictures I often see on their social media profiles: at casual coffee dates, weekend hikes, dinners, birthday celebrations. <\/span><\/p>\n

This is the ordinary stuff that I missed so much (because we share so many memories from our youth, it\u2019s different from my dear friends on the other side of the Ocean).<\/span><\/p>\n

We talk about turning points and life changes, and silly things that only we can laugh about. <\/span><\/p>\n

By the time we reach our destination, each of us is a bit richer, a bit changed, a bit better than we were when we left (and a bit wrinkled and stiff too!).<\/span><\/p>\n

I hope you read this and smile, remembering times with your friends, planning a future adventure or a trip (may I suggest Croatia? :)) – of course, when it\u2019s Covid-safe.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

This was a very short trip and it was totally worth it. I\u2019d do it even just for a few days.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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We missed a ferry, and no one complained about having to drive around the peninsula, adding a lot more time to our trip.\u00a0We are happy.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

I finally get to be in the picture with my two friends – the kind of pictures I often see on their social media profiles: at casual coffee dates, weekend hikes, dinners, birthday celebrations. <\/span><\/p>\n

This is the ordinary stuff that I missed so much (because we share so many memories from our youth, it\u2019s different from my dear friends on the other side of the Ocean).<\/span><\/p>\n

We talk about turning points and life changes, and silly things that only we can laugh about. <\/span><\/p>\n

By the time we reach our destination, each of us is a bit richer, a bit changed, a bit better than we were when we left (and a bit wrinkled and stiff too!).<\/span><\/p>\n

I hope you read this and smile, remembering times with your friends, planning a future adventure or a trip (may I suggest Croatia? :)) – of course, when it\u2019s Covid-safe.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

This was a very short trip and it was totally worth it. I\u2019d do it even just for a few days.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Do you ever notice how just the right song shows up on the radio, playlist, or your social media feed, at just the right time?<\/span><\/p>\n

When we arrived in Peljesac, we first dropped our friend off at a beach bar where she was meeting someone. And the band was playing\u00a0\u201cThose Were the Days.\u201d<\/em>\u00a0\ud83d\ude42<\/span><\/p>\n

Plus, I absolutely love it when Croatian audiences sing along. They are LOUD. LOL… And they don\u2019t shy away from showing emotion.<\/span><\/p>\n

Here is the\u00a0version of this song<\/span><\/a>\u00a0without an audience\u2026<\/span><\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text disabled_on=”off|off|on” _builder_version=”4.5.7″ _module_preset=”default” text_line_height=”2.4em” min_height=”49px” custom_padding=”0px||0px|||”]

Do you ever notice how just the right song shows up on the radio, playlist, or your social media feed, at just the right time?<\/span><\/p>\n

When we arrived in Peljesac, we first dropped our friend off at a beach bar where she was meeting someone. And the band was playing\u00a0\u201cThose Were the Days.\u201d<\/em>\u00a0\ud83d\ude42<\/span><\/p>\n

Plus, I absolutely love it when Croatian audiences sing along. They are LOUD. LOL… And they don\u2019t shy away from showing emotion.<\/span><\/p>\n

Here is the\u00a0version of this song<\/a><\/span>\u00a0without an audience\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n

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