The Travel Life

Coming back from a long vacation really puts the mind and body at ease. As i slow you down for a bit, let me take your mind through an escape as if you were along for the ride. I woke up every morning to blue skies, birds chirping, with excitement to what the day will bring. No cooking on vacation! So that means tasting the delicacies of multiple restaurants was a true luxury. Thirty degrees weather meant spending the days in less clothing like cover ups and cute bikinis, i basked in the sun soaking up that good Vitamin D and got a thrill out of being out in the sea just embracing life on beautiful boat rides. Planned and spontaneous adventures was a joy and what i couldn’t miss was the Live Reggae day & night shows that always ended with one too many cocktails. Every evening as the day slowed down i patiently waited for the most stunning sunsets the eyes and heart could never get tired to appreciate , then wake up the next morning and repeat!

Now that i am back at home and have finally unpacked, settling back in has really given me some new thoughts and perspectives. Traveling helps to escape a piece of yourself to discover a new side, the sun does magical things not only to my skin but the way it makes me feel, i walk with a huge smile on my face with good energy as if i‘m floating on air!

The sweet feeling of losing track of time and often times not even remembering what day it is feels so free, i get mentally stimulated by the beauty that is around me and the constant advertisements to make you think about buying a new luxury shoe or bag is no more! To be around people who move the way i do, speak the same language and look the same calms the mind and yields the feeling of togetherness. Being greeted daily by strangers saying, “Hello”,“Good morning” or a quick conversation that starts and ends with laughter reconnects you to the joys of human life and experiences that should be normal. Enjoying certain pleasures in life means you have to have some amount of money to do so, but the special beauty of an island and its people is the way they are able to create a happy life even in the smallest ways.

So as i took my time to unpack I felt so grateful, i also used that moment to reflect on the good times and to recognize how refreshed i am mentally and spiritually for a new beginning. To live life to the fullest is my only intent, before waiting to get old and retired do the things that makes you happy, create an abundance of joy in your everyday routines where ever in the world you may be, because at the very end the true joy is to know you not only existed, but you lived!