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Sitting at this cafe in Athens for the third day in a row. Nothing exactly spectacular about this particular cafe just that it's right next to the acropolis and the wifi is good. Great people watching too AND very close to where I'm staying. So it works perfectly for me. We arrived in Athens late Monday night after spending 5 days in Santorini. I can't even begin to explain the beauty that is Santorini. It is the most picturesque places I have yet seen. It's quite a paradise. The sea is turquoise and clear. The views are out of this world. The people are so nice. The food is amazing. I mean there isn't else I can say except how wonderful it was. I really need to come back and explore more islands. We went to Rhodes for a few hours while waiting to get onto the next ferry to Santorini. We were coming from Marmaris, Turkey. A southern point in turkey with a beautiful beach. We spent 2 days there. It was nice and very relaxing. My friend, Corinne, had to leave Wednesday morning so we only really had Tuesday to explore Athens together. And honestly, that's all you really need. Maybe 2 days. But I'm here till Monday. That's when I leave for Prague! I never thought I would be going to Prague. I always thought Italy would be my final destination. But when you're open to the universe and you pay close attention to her, she speaks very loudly. And I heard her:) while I was in Istanbul at a hostel and I was talking to a girl from Sydney, I was telling her about probably going to Italy but my concerns was how expensive it is there and she then said why don't you do Prague or Croatia? It's beautiful and way cheaper. As soon as those words left her lips the strings of my heart began to be pulled. Why did I never consider this I thought? Then a few days later I spoke with my parents and told them my plans to come home after maybe spending 10 days in Athens since I don't want to spend the money to Italy. I had also mentioned that if I had the money I would continue my journey to Prague. But oh well. The next day as we were waiting for our ferry to Athens, I decided to look up Prague just to see how much it would be if I ever do go one day. To my lovely surprise I see that getting to Prague from Athens is pretty cheap and staying in Prague is pretty cheap and I could actually end my travels in Prague. Ding ding ding! Still no final decision yet but I knew that in my heart of hearts my journey wasn't supposed to end in Athens. I needed at least one more country and totally by myself. No more company with me. I needed to end it totally alone and totally free. When we arrived in Athens around midnight, I called my parents to talk about other issues. When I spoke with my mom, before I even uttered a word, she said I've been thinking about you all night and I think you need to go to Prague. DING!!!!! Done and done. That was it for me. The universe spoke and I went with it. We both agreed and the next day I booked my tickets. I leave for Prague on monday! f***ing Prague!! I go for two weeks. From there I will head to New York to spend a few days with my cousin. Then I'm going to go to Dallas to spend a week with my sister and nephews. Then I'll head back home to LA. It feels right to be doing it this way. I'm so glad it worked out the way it did. I was stressing a bit about it and honestly when you let things be the universe does the leg work for you. She just does. I'm so in love with life. My only fear is to not be able to hold onto this centered self when I get home. This new open, centered me is where I always want to remain. ALWAYS. My faith in humanity is back as well. The beautiful people I've met and who have guided me along the way is priceless. Last night I went to a couchsurfers meeting here in Athens where travelers from around the world meet and gather and just shoot the s***. I sat and I listened with my ears and heart wide open and again I was being guided towards my next steps in life. I had such a smile on my face when I left. I know I'm on the right path. It just feels right. I can finally say I trust myself. When I look in the mirror I love the reflection I see coming back to me. I could never have said that a year ago. I found myself and traveling just makes you that much more beautiful. I realized something too. Most of us ask the same question. What is my purpose in life? And I always thought the answer had something to do with my career somehow. That's what I would give back. My career would do that for me. But now I realize that it has absolutely nothing to do with that. What I realize is that my purpose in life is to generate love and positive energy to others. When you give you receive. And the flow of that keeps moving through all of us. So if we relinquish our egos and generate love we will also receive love back. We are all connected. The reasons we feel so disconnected from one another is because we are not generating this energy. This love. So that's my purpose. To love. I have quite a bit of that to give:) hermosa vida
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isis Truly beautiful words from a beautiful lady. Thank you for sharing you!
Natalia Thank you Isis!!! ❤️