Ten ways to hug mother nature for mindful travel this summer for you and your family. With overtourism on the rise, plastic pollution at an all-time high, and 2.0 billion people set to take to the skies this year, Mother Nature could sure use a hug!
The billions upon billions of items of plastic waste choking our oceans, lakes, and rivers and piling up on land is more than unsightly and harmful to plants and wildlife. – Earth Day
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I’ve talked a great deal about my 7-year life tsunami and shared personal stories. Yep, the liberating and costly lessons this life season taught me. As you journey through your painful life season, I’m hopeful my mistakes will benefit you. I spotlight my personal stories and life lessons (lessons are the blessings’) exclusively in Nina’s Newsletter – click here to join.
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Around 380 million metric tons of plastic are being produced yearly.[1] 8.3 BILLION Metric Tons (9.1 BILLION US Tons) of plastic has been produced since plastic was introduced in the 1950s. Plastic.org.
Calling All Personality Types
You all know I’m about spiritual personality typing in everyday life. But in this instance, I must speak to the collective issue of rethinking travel with the intent to travel consciously. You see, it doesn’t matter if you’re an introvert, extrovert, thinker or feeler, sensor or intuitive. We all have the responsibility to take care of mother nature. It doesn’t matter where you travel or who you travel with. Travel mindfully, with the goal of sustainability, is everyone’s responsibility. I hope you’ll join me in celebrating “plastic-free July” on the road and back home.
10 Ways to Hug Mother Nature For Mindful Travel Applies to Us All
Regardless of your personality type, I think we can all agree that we’d rather be part of the solution instead of part of the problem. Here’s how to do it with minimal effort:
- Find recycling bins and take your recyclable plastic items with you whenever possible,
- Don’t be a litterbug,
- Patronize restaurants that source from local farmers, fishers…
- Shops vintage as opposed to new, a great way to upcycle,
- Eliminate straws and single-use plastic; pack your own recycling bags,
- Recycle your brochures with friends,
- Clean up after your pet,
- Use coral-friendly sunscreen,
- Pack soap and shampoo bars instead of using the hotel’s one use plastic shampoo or conditions,
- Don’t be an environmental burden, be mindful of wasteful utility and single-use plastics; smell the roses, and don’t pick them!
It is estimated that 14,000 tons of sunscreen end up in the oceans each year. And this is not only from those of us who like to swim in the sea. The sunscreen that you rinse down the drain when you shower can eventually find its way into the ocean. In addition, the convenient aerosol sprays can spread sunscreen particles across the sand. When the tide comes in, these chemicals can get washed out to sea. SustainableTravel International. Treat your travel experiences the same way you’d treat your home, with respect, consideration, and love.
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It’s always my intention to encourage you and plant seeds to help you think differently. To tap into the unique aspects of your true self through spiritual personality type. By doing so, we can collectively raise the vibration of the planet. If you know someone—a friend, co-worker, or family member—who is struggling with self-understanding or seeking their true self, please share this post with them. You never know who might need this message today.
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Travel A Tonic for Self-Discovery
In the midst of my tsunami, I birthed a new vision of travel: intentional journeys guided not by reviews or trends but by soul itself. My book, Unpack Your Personality: Let Your Inner Guide Be Your Travel Guide, introduces an evolutionary way of traveling — experiential, meaningful, beyond bucketlists. You discover not just the destination, but the deeper destination within yourself. Travel is no longer an escape. It’s expansion.
My debut book is part memoir (my story of self-discovery through travel), an introduction to Spiritual Personality Typing℠—(an evolutionary personality paradigm a reimagining of Myers-Briggs) through the lens of spiritual alignment—and a personalized travel guidebook… all these roads lead to self-discovery.
If you’re interested in exploring your unique travel personality type, feel free to contact me me for a one-on-one travel session.
Dive Deeper? I Got You
If this speaks to you even a little bit, check out my podcast interview on Speaking of Travel with with host Marilyn Ball
🎧 Unpack Your Personality… What’s Your Travel Type?
👉 Listen here.
Thank you, Marilyn, for believing in my mission — even before I fully believed in it myself. 🩵
Additional Resources:
👀 Learn more on topic on my YouTube Channel. Click here.
🔖 The Souls Role In Rediscovering You: click here for the link.
🔖 Be Grateful For Your Personality Type: read it here.
📚 Or grab a copy of my debut book: Unpack Your Personality: Let Your Inner Guide Be Your Travel Guide
A Time For New Beginnings
Are you ready to embark on the road less traveled and join the rare 10% who truly know themselves? If you’re seeking more, I offer bespoke one-on-one sessions designed to help you discover yourself from the inside out. This is pure self-awareness—an opportunity to connect with your authentic self. A time for new beginnings.
Together, we’ll shine a light on self-sabotaging behaviors and break negative cycles. We’ll also explore what brings you the greatest joy, both in daily life and on your travels.
Ready to start your journey? Let’s connect and uncover the unique path meant just for you. Click here to schedule a 1:1 clarity call.
About Spiritual Personality Typing
My goal is to shift perspectives around MBTI® personality typing—to break free from stereotypes and oversimplifications. Remember, your personality type is sacred. Your persona is just a mask.
It’s my intention that you begin to see your archetype as a sacred tool—an expression of your true self.
Of course, good things in life come to those who do the work. Take responsibility and make personality typing, infused with spiritual understanding, a daily practice. You’ll soon realize that your rational self and your soul self rely on each other to ignite a soulful meaningful life. When you fully embrace this concept, a profound awakening occurs. It moves you closer to your truth, liberating you from a purposeless existence.
You’ll be ready for any occasion, situation, or event—whether it’s travel, relationships, career, passion, or purpose. Ahh, living a meaningful life—isn’t that what we all desire?
Who Is Nina Zapala?
I published a book and founded Spiritual Personality Typing℠ during what I call my midlife tsunami — a season that shook every illusion and surfaced my deepest truths. Out of loss and upheaval, I awakened to what truly matters: the union of psychology and spirituality, the marriage between soul and self, the path to becoming characteristically authentic.
Old-school typology only tells half the story. Without soul, life becomes lifeless; we bow to ego, chasing material illusions. But with Spiritual Personality Typing, you remember who you truly are, why you came here, and how you are meant to serve. For women 60+, this is not about ‘anti-aging.’ It is about full-on authentic aging — walking courageously, unapologetically yourself, wildly free, while bringing forth your sacred legacy
Here’s what I now know: “Every wrinkle holds a story, every scar a sacred map. When we deny our authentic self, our soul withers; when we embrace her, we bloom into timelessness; unapologetic, authentic.
Photo Credit Nina Zapala: Mobile River Delta Park
