Solo Soul Travel
Definition: Feeding your soul through travel, exploration, curiosity, meditation or whatever else calls you back to you.
A quick post today. I am traveling solo, sort of anyway. Last week I flew on my own from home in Basel through Amsterdam and San Francisco to land in Seattle, where I met up with one sister to visit another.
We are five sisters in our family; my father called himself an expert in daughters. And my mother put up with him. As adults we found it hard to get together on a regular basis but always wonderful when we did. The last time all five of us were together was in autumn 2014 for my 50th birthday celebration. We rented a villa in Italy and hung out together, cooking, gabbing, playing games and exploring. It was especially poignant as we knew one of us wasn’t long for this world due to her cancer diagnosis. She died the following spring.
Now three of us are together again in a similar situation; the fourth wasn’t able to join. Once again it is illness that brings us together and tells us our time is short. A sad reason; and yet being with each other is amazingly sweet because we know this. It is the way of life.
So while I traveled solo, I am far from solo now, as I reconnect with my sister here in the Seattle area as well as with her wonderful family, my nephew and his children. We picked up as if we saw each other last week, something for which I’m very thankful.
When I started writing I thought I wanted to write about mindfulness (Experience, Savor, Share, Repeat) as well as solo travel. Now, it occurs to me that I am drawn to writing more about Solo Soul Travel.
And maybe traveling to your soul can happen in daily life at home as well as when changing spots on the planet. Actually, as I write that I can feel its truth for me. I think it’s why I travel, to reconnect with myself, to remember what really matters, and then to bring that into my daily life.
So look for some changes in the title soon, but you know, it is still the same me writing about my thoughts as I travel this life. As I experience, savor, share and repeat. Thank you for being with me.
And take some time, maybe today, to savor and find the sweetness of your family and loved ones.
From solo travel to solo soul travel. I read Shivya Nath and her journey ( https://the-shooting-star.com/ ). We lost my mother's sister back in 2012 due to cancer. Reminds me of Memento Mori.
So true - it resonated with me re:travelling by yourself does make you reconnect with yourself. In a more profound way than being by yourself at home or in familiar surroundings - I wonder why.