Exactly one leap year ago I left my sweet Amsterdam to go travel again, but without packing a return ticket this time. Doing my work online to fund for living while traveling had until then only been an idea buzzing around for long. I ‘just’ had to pick up my laptop and go. So I did. There’s no way I could have imagined what taking that leap of faith would bring me; 12 months and 1 lucky extra day of ongoing learnings, epiphanies and growth whilst enjoying the good life and getting to know some new parts of this amazing world I’m so curious about.
Within the 366 days I had the pleasure to spend more than a month on the Atlantic during 3 magic cruises, live 6 unforgettable months in my newest big love, Brazil, and have a brief but sweet catch-up with Cartagena (Colombia). I got to know Portugal much better (hurray!) for 2 months and spent summer in Amsterdam during a ‘working holiday’ seeing loved ones right there. And now, the latest cruise brought me to Panamá, where getting back to speaking and learning Spanish is fighting for my attention with continuing to study more Portuguese and where the coconut oil is liquid again.
Slowing down, pleasuring up
I know that to some I might sound like the typical happy traveller that got bitten by the spiritual bla bla bug, but living outside a money driven rat race system, changed a lot within me. I believe I’m still the same person, but then better. The world looks different to me. Stardust of golden glitter is drizzling around in a rainbow coloured world, like the tiniest and shiniest of raindrops. Love, care & positivity for everyone, even including myself. I never felt more real, awake, at peace and am finally thankful for all that I am and have.
Soul findings
Serious soul digging resulted in many new found ‘treasures’. Fears are faced with confidence and love. And love itself got a new, open, unconditional and unattached meaning to it. Keep buckets close now, because I indeed keep on ‘finding myself’ more and more; the number one cliché that some might puke on the hardest. I actually believe I know what I am supposed to be doing here now – how Zen can you go? Learn from everything and everyone around me, see what positive I can do with all that happens and, with that, create the best possible ‘me’ on earth. And then the best part: try to rub off some of that onto others and leave a positive footprint wherever I am. I consider it my new career.
To end this as cheesy and happy hippie as can get: it simply all feels right, this is what I should be doing right now.
Within the 366 days I had the pleasure to spend more than a month on the Atlantic during 3 magic cruises, live 6 unforgettable months in my newest big love, Brazil, and have a brief but sweet catch-up with Cartagena (Colombia). I got to know Portugal much better (hurray!) for 2 months and spent summer in Amsterdam during a ‘working holiday’ seeing loved ones right there. And now, the latest cruise brought me to Panamá, where getting back to speaking and learning Spanish is fighting for my attention with continuing to study more Portuguese and where the coconut oil is liquid again.
Slowing down, pleasuring up
I know that to some I might sound like the typical happy traveller that got bitten by the spiritual bla bla bug, but living outside a money driven rat race system, changed a lot within me. I believe I’m still the same person, but then better. The world looks different to me. Stardust of golden glitter is drizzling around in a rainbow coloured world, like the tiniest and shiniest of raindrops. Love, care & positivity for everyone, even including myself. I never felt more real, awake, at peace and am finally thankful for all that I am and have.
Soul findings
Serious soul digging resulted in many new found ‘treasures’. Fears are faced with confidence and love. And love itself got a new, open, unconditional and unattached meaning to it. Keep buckets close now, because I indeed keep on ‘finding myself’ more and more; the number one cliché that some might puke on the hardest. I actually believe I know what I am supposed to be doing here now – how Zen can you go? Learn from everything and everyone around me, see what positive I can do with all that happens and, with that, create the best possible ‘me’ on earth. And then the best part: try to rub off some of that onto others and leave a positive footprint wherever I am. I consider it my new career.
To end this as cheesy and happy hippie as can get: it simply all feels right, this is what I should be doing right now.
Ik begrijp je! Ik en Steven leenen Nederlanse, maar we kunnen niet goed spraaken . Okay, now for English. I love what has transpired for you. I honor you for speaking your truth aloud, knowing that some may not understand. I look forward to future conversations, although you seem to be entering the space where words aren't very necessary. Living in the moment is all you need. I am with you, Dear Sister. Hugs, Jeanne
BeantwoordenVerwijderenWauw, wat goed dat jullie al Nederlands schrijven :) Thanks so much for your lovely message and also for your help along the way to getting where I am today; meeting you and having our talks are definitely part of that path! Words seem to be less and less important indeed, and also they are not sufficient for describing the whole thing, but as it is still kind of my profession I will sometimes try :)
VerwijderenHope to see you soon-ish, somewhere-ish! I'll be in Latin America for the upcoming months, so if you're 'around', let me know :) I sure will if I get anywhere close to L.A.
Love & hugs, also for Steve, from Santa Catalina!