I’m leaving on a jet plane
Have you ever felt those moments in life that seems like benchmarks? Not that there is anything crazy happening in the moment, just all of a sudden you feel a shift in yourself. Like you feel yourself grow up?
Well, that is how I am feeling right now. I am sitting in the airport in Vancouver, BC waiting to board onto my flight to Prague and I just feel different. I feel more responsible, more mature. I guess more me.
This is an experience I have had before, one I treasure, where I find I settle into myself a little bit more. I have spent the last 8 days doing an amazing course that is essentially an unbelievable workout for my introspective self. And although my heart and mind are tired and sore from using them so much, I feel the blood rushing to both in a way I have never before felt.
I am overwhelmed with gratitude for learning, growth, and just human beings in general. Why am I here? I have no real clue. But to exercise each minute with as much presence and joy as possible will be a good place to start exploring. I am amazed by what we can build and develop within ourselves when we are gifted with the aid of thoughtfulness and study. Last week I saw the Dalai Lama speak and I was inspired to look at what I believe a teacher is. The conclusion I came to is that we are all teachers, teaching in every moment. But there are some special people who seek to dedicate their lives to teaching and upholding peace and humanity above all else. I have numerous friends like this in my life now, and hearing the words of the Dalai Lama and really digging deep to explore me, where I come from and where I am going I am able to identify the definitive moments in my teacher/student relationships in a way that is so very moving.
I am grateful for compassion, communication, patience and evolution. I hope to one day be as much of a teacher to another as my teachers have been to me.
And that being said, my row has been called 
ciao for now.
xo
a
Tags: dalai lama, introspection, travel
a meeting with his holiness
Have you ever found yourself in an experience in your life and thought “Holy shit, how did I get here?”
Well, I had this today. It was one of the most amazing days of my life. I was standing in a room filled with friends and mentors and then I was invited to sit across from His Holiness the Dalai Lama.
Amazing life, surprising life, beautiful life.
xo
a
Tags: dalai lama
