still

sometimes i feel like i am sitting still and just watching events unfold around me-- casually observing the madness that continuously circles around.  it's like being in the center of a storm-- only you aren't getting touched or acknowledged.  you are just there watching things fly by at a rate that seems unreal.

i watched the other kiters enjoy the wind today and felt as though i was a fish out of water.  it was a bizarre, yet calming feeling.  of course i looked like someone ready for the snow-- with my winter jacket, hat, Uggs and scarf-- the wind was really biting!

when i eventually ventured into the water, it felt as though i was still.  i know i was moving (fast), but looking at the beach from the channel it seemed as though i was looking at a world through a glass window-- they were all moving and in sync with a world that we are all supposed to belong to, yet i wasn't there with them.  i was still.

maybe all the sand blowing in the wind is getting to me... earache??

much needed

Nepal was just what the doctor ordered.  It is true that the simplest things can bring you a indescribable joy and peace of mind.

Whether its the people we meet or merely encounter for a brief moment, or the essence of nature surrounding us... simple pleasures need to be taken in, enjoyed and savored.  Nepal's captivating scenery, friendly people and simple way of life captured my heart, swallowed my fears and danced upon my worries and stresses.