Memories of vacation are like this picture I took of the sunset as we left OC, MD; a little blurry but you knew it was awesome when you were in the moment. Why is it so hard to stay in that place? Where time is elongated and everything seems to be easy, effortless. Now I know my memory is waxing poetic because anyone who has vacationed with my family knows that isn’t the truth, LOL!
Still, even a bad vacation is still usually better than the alternative of not having had the experience at all. Even if it is just to know with certainty that it is something that you never need to do again! A lot of clarity can be found within the span of a week when you allow yourself the time and space to really be present. To be open, honest and authentic to who you truly are. Letting the sound of the sea ground you in the moment while the salty water cleanses your soul.
This intimate and profound reunion with myself every year always leaves me feeling bereft as I return into reality. A place of demands and responsibility. Yes indeed, I have a bad case of the post vacation blues. So today I will show myself some compassion and allow myself to renew and reconnect with myself in my current moment through meditation and writing. Hopefully sharing my internal struggle will help you feel a little less alone in your own.
Namaste,
Katrina