I have been spending a lot of time on the road, rail and in the sky as of late. My journey has taken me from South Korea, to the Philippines and ending it here in southern France with family and friends. I have been reflecting a lot but find myself holding off on hitting the post button. Sometimes it's incredibly wonderful to hold near (at least for a minute) these special moments to myself especially in a world that seems to have become so much about the instantaneous (over) share. Don't get me wrong because I think there is beauty about openness as well, but I try and remind myself to do it for my reasons and not to bring noise in or block noise out. For the extroverted introvert that I mostly am, that leads me to find a place where my natural state is special too...
A few weeks ago, I got to visit one of the world's most beautiful places: Bohol. Made it to the top of the Chocolate Hills, hung out with some of the Philippines' most precious wildlife, terseirs, and saw some wondrous creatures underneath the sea. ♥
I am always aware of how much I connect and intensely come alive when I am present with and in nature. Much of my self-full journey has been returning to a place where I am kinder to myself, more patient and forgiving of my shortcomings as much as I try to be towards others' (something that always came a little more easily to me). Being in the skyline of greens against blues, I return to earth which makes it return to me.
So, that day, I was reminded again that as much I have always aspired to be of service to the world, as much as I dedicate myself to it, the greatest good has to start with finding the highest expression of myself. How beautiful it is to imagine a world of exploding ethers, stardust, comets and fiery lights in infinite forms? You and I are the source. And for the wilderness that resides in each of us, there is nothing but an endlessly evolving horizon, a new sun for each rise and set, one that says: I will give you all if your all is open to me. And sometimes that requires listening more than talking, being more than reacting, standing still than always moving...
