Body Clock

The view from my balcony tonight

My body may be in Maui, but my body's clock is still in Spain. Exactly 12 hours apart. It's 3am here and I have been up for the past two hours, wide awake.

So now I sit on my balcony, overlooking the black abyss of the ocean, with all the night's stars twinkling overhead as if they were putting on a show just for me. The temperature is lovely, as I sit here in my hotel robe, listening to the most beautiful rhythmic sound of the waves crashing onto the shore. Sigh. Amazing.

I arrived in Maui last night, and the moment I arrived, I fell in love. This doesn't happen to me often, as I have been to many a tropical oasis. But Maui is different. It is magical. Yes, I am declaring this after only being here a few short hours. But it is. And I am. In love.

The perfect end to an amazing adventure over the past few months. I know I have been absent from my blog. (Cringe! Sorry.) I will have more to tell later, but quickly, here's what I've been up to...

First, I spent a month, in near solitude, just outside of Woodstock, NY. I went to have some time alone and to focus on ME. On my health, my mind, body, and soul. I also had the secret hope of scoring a job at a holistic wellness retreat in the area. That did not happen, the job, that is, so off I went to fulfill another dream. To walk the Camino de Santiago.

So off to Spain I went, where I walked 500 miles. And it was incredible. Incredibly wet and cold! Ha! Really it was. But it was amazing. More to be told later, I promise.

So back to the now. Here I am. In Maui. Feeling like the luckiest person alive. Lucky to be in such a magnificent place. Lucky to have had the time over the past few months to trot around the globe. And lucky to just be me. At this time. At this place. Does that make sense? I'm just grateful to be me. Living this life. There's a great big Universe out there, and I intend to make the most of it.

But for right now, perhaps I'll try to get some sleep. And save conquering the world for tomorrow. 'Night. :)