Being Alone

I think one of my favorite things about traveling abroad so far is how it is changing me and how I am growing. There is something so freeing about being alone. Yes I have made friends and know people, but when it comes down to it I really am alone.

I have been on a spirtual journey for the past few years, being here studying abroad, going through this I am growing more than I ever have. It is so hard to put into words.

It is my time I guess is what I mean. For once I just have me to worry about. No life long friends or family, or all the familiar. I have time to just see who I am and what I want to change. I am learning things about myself that I never knew. Good things and bad things.

I feel like meeting all these new friends from all around the world that I am opening up. I am around so many different cultures and people each day. It is so refreshing.

I am learning to not take things to personally.
I am leaning to be who I am all the time no matter what.
I am learning to laugh at myself more, life does not have to be serious.
I am learning the art of letting things go.
I am learning how to be a better listener and a better friend.
I am learning how to be alone.
I am learning how to accept even the bad things in life.
I am learning that people and love and relationships are the real important things in life.
I am learning that I am alive.
I am learning that everyone in this world has something to offer you if you are willing to open up.

I feel like the journey I have been on has prepared me for this time in my life. I feel like the reading, meditation, and practice and learning I have done has prepared me to really apprciate and grow during this time.

I am so thankful for my life, who I am, the people in it, and the experiences that I am lucky to have in this beatuiful life.