This is simple. I'm Tish Oxen writer.

Hey friends, in this episode I am chatting with contributing writer Christine Bailey.

As always, we're talking about what we wrote this week.

Christine shared with us her good list where she wrote about a thing, a habit, a work of art,

and a philosophy that's currently making everything a little better.

In this chat, we dive a little deeper into the philosophy part of her good list, so we get into the difference

between a scarcity and an abundant mindset.

And no, it's not about the law of attraction or the Prosperity Gospel or anything like that.

It really comes down to gratitude, being the antidote to basically any form of scarcity mindset, whether we're operating from a place of fear,

overwhelmed, jealousy, or just good old-fashioned FOMO.

And then because I wrote and I love this place piece, another series we do from time to time,

this time I wrote about my current town of Georgetown, Texas.

Well, I thought I would unpack a little here what it means to be a hometown tourist.

It's really about mindset as well actually, where you approach where you live like you would if you

were somewhere new, and in doing so you end up discovering and enjoying all sorts of places you wouldn't otherwise.

So I also get into a little bit of the practicals about how to carve out a hometown tourist afternoon or weekend on your calendar. And then somewhat ironically in the third

segment I am chatting with Stephanie Langford answering your travel questions and in

this one we're talking about good places in the US for a weekend away. So listen in for some good ideas,

yet if it's just not the right time in your life to hop on a plane for a getaway,

embrace the idea of hometown tourism and enjoy right where you are.

So let's get right into it.

Here's Christine sharing what she's learning right now about embracing a mindset of abundance

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