Learning about Myself while travelling
October 14th 2007 05:39
I hate travel snobs. You know those people you meet while traveling who have seen better and experienced better and are more than happy to share how much better they are at doing it. They even know how to pack their bags better! Even worse are the ones you meet while you aren’t traveling.
I love traveling. I love seeing new places, hearing new sounds, smelling new smells (not always so pleasant) and tasting new food. I know that I create every moment and every glimpse of magic has been due to surrendering to the moment.
Oh shit….now I sound like one of those travel snobs!!
Back to my tirade….ummm….I mean my sharing.
I have generally traveled alone. Part of me wishes that some moments had been shared with more than my camera. Like throwing my coins in the Trevi Fountain or my gondola ride through the water alleys of Venice. But being alone means I also got to have moments that I never would have had with someone else.
Those moments of stillness and quiet where you tune into the energy of your surrounds. The quick eye contact and smile of a passing stranger that reminds you that you are never really alone. The time to stop and stare at a tiny wild flower that hundreds of others never saw.
Recently I traveled on my very first group tour through Cambodia. I chose to do it this way for safety and support. It gave me some wonderful moments with my fellow tour mates and I learnt things from my tour guide that I never would have from a guidebook.
I surprised myself in that I didn’t crave the private time that I cherish so much when I travel…and when I am at home either. The biggest challenge to this was being paired to share a room with a chain smoking, coca-cola addict who belched like a wharfie and ground her teeth all night! What I did learn was that even when constantly surrounded by others I could still create my own quiet and privacy. It didn’t need me to always withdraw or separate myself from the group. Although I also did do this at times.
In the old energy we learnt that to meditate involved retreat and complete silence around us to contact our center and inner stillness. This was a great way for us silly humans to connect with this part of us and learn its true beauty. Now in the new energy and new consciousness we can connect with that center in the middle of all the noise and movement around us. Every breath can be a meditation and connection to our core of wisdom, clarity and peace.
I can hear the line “You can travel all over the world, but the most amazing place you can travel to is your inner god-self” But if I typed that I could possibly be the biggest travel snob on the planet.
Namaste!
I love traveling. I love seeing new places, hearing new sounds, smelling new smells (not always so pleasant) and tasting new food. I know that I create every moment and every glimpse of magic has been due to surrendering to the moment.
Oh shit….now I sound like one of those travel snobs!!
I have generally traveled alone. Part of me wishes that some moments had been shared with more than my camera. Like throwing my coins in the Trevi Fountain or my gondola ride through the water alleys of Venice. But being alone means I also got to have moments that I never would have had with someone else.
Those moments of stillness and quiet where you tune into the energy of your surrounds. The quick eye contact and smile of a passing stranger that reminds you that you are never really alone. The time to stop and stare at a tiny wild flower that hundreds of others never saw.
Recently I traveled on my very first group tour through Cambodia. I chose to do it this way for safety and support. It gave me some wonderful moments with my fellow tour mates and I learnt things from my tour guide that I never would have from a guidebook.
I surprised myself in that I didn’t crave the private time that I cherish so much when I travel…and when I am at home either. The biggest challenge to this was being paired to share a room with a chain smoking, coca-cola addict who belched like a wharfie and ground her teeth all night! What I did learn was that even when constantly surrounded by others I could still create my own quiet and privacy. It didn’t need me to always withdraw or separate myself from the group. Although I also did do this at times.
In the old energy we learnt that to meditate involved retreat and complete silence around us to contact our center and inner stillness. This was a great way for us silly humans to connect with this part of us and learn its true beauty. Now in the new energy and new consciousness we can connect with that center in the middle of all the noise and movement around us. Every breath can be a meditation and connection to our core of wisdom, clarity and peace.
I can hear the line “You can travel all over the world, but the most amazing place you can travel to is your inner god-self” But if I typed that I could possibly be the biggest travel snob on the planet.
Namaste!
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