With gratitude and grace I bow down to my creator for giving me chance to experience heaven on earth!
So many exceptional moments I have lived and experienced in this life of mine. So many kindred spirits I have been blessed with meeting in this life of mine. I would not know where to begin and where to end if I were to recall all of the amazing days of my life and all the awe-inspiring people I have met. No! No! Don’t worry I’m not going to burden you with those details! At least not today!!!!
Today my heart aches so at the memories of the past 16 months of my life.
How I came about to live in Goa still astounds me. It all happened so quickly and with ease. One day I was vacationing in Goa and in the next I was living there! And now it’s time for me to bid this beautiful place adieu.
Where did the past 16 months go? It truly feels like a dream. I sit in my apartment in Goa tonight feeling overwhelmed. So many emotions are gushing inside me. How much I need to cry surprises me. To run away and lock myself in my room and just have a good long cry. The tears I shed are not of sadness. They are of happiness and pure simple joy of my time here. Words can’t begin to express the astounding friends I met and made here. Every single one of them unique, beautiful and amazing in their own way. The wealth of knowledge, love and kindness this city and the people have given me I will forever carry and cherish. And my time and experience here is not complete without me telling you about my wonderful Goan pup family! Some stray, some domesticated. And every single of them gentle, loving and caring. My heart swells with love and compassion as I bid them farewell for now. And a small prayer to keep them all safe, healthy and fed.
Goa is abundant with so much. The landscape, food, culture and nature all so beautifully put together! Something for everyone awaits you in Goa. For me it was finding my peace of mind and soul. Goa healed me in more ways than one. Not a day did I spend here in which my soul did not soar to new heights. Goa taught me to slow down & live my life, to experience every single, tiny moment in all its glory and gore. I learned to give myself permission to feel every feeling possible. To let them all in, to live in them, learn from them and then, to let them go.
I grew as a person in the past 16 months. My soul learned to soar and be free in God’s heaven on earth…Goa!
Nikki, I love Goa and know what you mean by it being a wonderful place. The first time I had gone to Goa was in 1992, we stayed there for 5 years and enjoyed every moment. I wanted to settle down there, the people are so nice, beaches are great and life is calm and cool. Loved your post on Goa..
ReplyDeletethank u sulekkha! goa has a very special place in my heart n soul!! i will miss the land n the ppl n pupss verrry much!!
ReplyDeleteFantastic stuff Nikki.... you made me miss Goa all over again :( How i wish i was back there... It was my first trip to India and visiting Goa felt like I've come home... the food, the people, the music, the smell, the sights... all very Déjà vu.
ReplyDeleteMiss you guys...lots of love all the way from South Africa :)