For the restless spirit!

Today, our rescued pet pup turned 1.  Last Oct, when the world was still heaving under CoVid stress, a 9 week Luke ran to me when we went to the dog shelter. Little did I expect to bring home a pup even one day before that - in fact, I constantly battled against the idea - thinking it will weigh me down when I was ready to break free.  But Life reminded me .... that you never really know who walks into your lives at which corner of life .... and changes everything.  Looking back, I realize how much Luke has grounded, balanced and filled even the smallest crevice of my heart with his love, zest for live and healing energy. Probably I needed that for this new chapter in my life. This little unit we have formed over the last 10 months - between him, my daughter and myself - feels real and warm. I have loved watching the changing dynamics between my daughter and myself as she learns to be responsible for another soul who depends on her and adores the ground she walks on. That...

  It was as if the Universe knew that travel as I knew and enjoyed it, was soon going to be  impossible.  It was as if the Universe knew that the journey I had begun as Meira had done its job and that I was almost ready for my next chapter.  Towards the end of 2019, I felt this urge to do a final splurge on international travel and to go back to one of my favorite destinations - the Swiss Alps - but this time to see it's winter glory.  I knew I was about to soon resign from active working and may no longer have the kind of budget to do these kind of trips from 2020 - I actually felt I would not need it anymore; I had begun to feel completely healed and I was ready to sign off with a swan song.  This last journey had to be with my not-so-little one - so we coordinated to meet in Europe and travel to the white and magical Swiss Alps. As the bright red train chugged along the pristine white mountains and with my daughter by my side, I could almost literally fe...