Somewhere on the coast of India I laid on my hotel bed staring at the stained, white linen sheet that covered my double bed. The fan blew my long brown hair in every direction, while my eyes scanned the immediate horizon just passed my eye lashes. The smells of curry and sweat whipped around the room and caused my stomach to growl demanding lunch. Yet, I laid there, with my left ear flush against the stained, white linen sheet, and my mind completely empty.
In so many ways I have found complete freedom. I am somewhere in India, in a city called Pune but no one in the world knows exactly where I am. No one could find me even if they tried. Some may call that being lost but in the most beautiful way it is freedom. I have the gift of choosing every moment, of everyday, until I choose to be found again. The thought filled my heart like first beam of light from the sun that fills the sky upon rising. A smile crawled upon my face and the fan continued to blow my long brown hair around in circles as if it were dancing.
It is truly a beautiful sensation to have an empty mind; no thoughts; no worries; no to-do lists; people to call; appointments to make; or e-mails to answer. Simply the calm steady wave of my breath and a smile on my face. This is freedom! Freedom in the mind, freedom of choice, freedom in life! As my eyes continued to scan the stained, white linen sheet past my eye lashes, the answers to questions I never asked formed. This journey was not about searching the world for unanswered questions or finding myself but life has a way of continuing to teach us, even when we are simply following our path. My path took me to 10 countries in five months. It took me to the far ends and many corners of the earth. My path lead me to beautiful souls and showed me the riches of the earth. It showed me how breathtaking, beautiful and giving the universe truly is. Somewhere along this path, life taught me, step by step, country by country, day by day, what my personal legend is and now I know where I can find my treasure! It has always been there, in the place where I started my life and always will be there. I know the path to reach it and understand the challenges to come. But like the shepherd I first must see the beautify of the pyramids. I know the treasure will still be there when I reach it and I know its beauty will shine brighter than the sun. So, like the shepherd I will continue to listen to my heart, speak to the language of the world and follows the omens....
