Travel

This blog started as a guide, an accessory, to the BodyMind workout, which is, itself, to be a guide to remembering the connection between your mind and your body. The remembrance of this connection, in turn, empowers you to use this connection as your tool for the creation of the human experience of your own conscious choosing.

And here I am, about to blog about travel.

I´m in Santiago de Compostela, Spain and this little town is the destination for thousands of religious pilgrims as the main Cathedral here is where the Apostle St. James is buried. It seems that people come here from all over the world so that they may visit this site. For many, this is a sacred place.

As part of the process that the BodyMind workout is designed to facilitate, you will likely find your awareness growing: your awareness not only of your body, your mind and the link between them, but of the world around you. What you eat, what you drink...what your put into your body, what you think and what you pay attention to...all that you put into your mind, and ultimately, where you live and how you treat your surroundings...from your home to your planet. All of this enters into your conscious awareness...

..and here is where travel enters into the equation. Travel is an opportunity to be more than just a tourist, it is an opportunity to see more than the world we see everyday...the world that we can so easily forget is not all there is. It is an opportunity to remember that humanity is more than just as we see on the subway on the way to work; it´s more than just what we see on tv. Cultures vary. People are different and yet, somehow the same. We´re all in this together and if we can recognize that what we see as different, others see as normal and if we can see past all of that, we remember that we all really are One.

Travel is an opportunity to see more of the world than just down the street. Ours is a planet filled with remarkable and wondrous beauty. As we stand in awe of the landscapes and the incredible feats of human ingenuity that are the buildings all over the world, it is hard not to feel a great sadness over how we have been treating our environment...and herein lies another opportunity: to remember that we always have a choice.

Travel is an opportunity to experience wonder and beauty and to once again, announce to the entire Universe, through your actions, words and thoughts, I AM this