Welcome to On•the•Move Musings: a weekly-update-series where I reflect on my time exploring the globe; a place to record all the little details from travel that, despite being so special, my pigeon brain could likely forget; a space to show gratitude for where life’s daydreams have taken me; a few moments to stop and write during the chaos of long term travel. I’ll be posting every Friday to share some good vibes and wanderlust before we head into the weekend!
Musings
When I was in India, I got my birth chart read by an astrology guru. You give them the exact time, date, and location of your birth and the way the stars are aligned at that moment is believed to have an influence on your personality/life. My cousin and I went together to a cafe in Jodhpur, the Blue City. The owners closed the cafe and sat with us as our translators since the guru did not speak English. The notes I took from my session say “lots of pondering can sometimes keep me down” and “very logical… my decision making can use a lot of energy.” I have SO been feeling this lately. I’m trying to plan the next leg of my trip and essentially need to leave in 10 days, but I’ve yet to make a decision on where to go. I feel like I have the world at my fingertips right now and that’s making it hard to take action and feel like I’m picking the right option. That being said, I’ve also been thinking about how following curiosity can lead to amazing experiences. I’m going to try to trust my instincts more and follow my initial “impulses” instead of overthinking everything.
Another thing I wrote down from my session with the astrology guru is “look in the mirror every day and say I’m sorry I won’t do it again.” This is also ringing true as I’m going through life making mistakes (seems to be at a more accelerated rate these days since everything I’m doing is new haha). I’m practicing to forgive myself, learn, and move on. Also, in all caps lock on this page of notes from my reading are the words BE PATIENT WITH LIFE. Ok, ok, I will try!
Currently Watching
I’m so grateful I’ve gotten to see so many performances during my time off because that’s something I truly love doing. A few nights ago I went with my family in San Francisco to see Tiny Beautiful Things, a play based on a book by the same name by Cheryl Strayed, whom I absolutely adore. Along with being the author of Wild which became a movie starring Reese Witherspoon, Cheryl was responsible for answering readers’ questions in an advice column called Dear Sugar which later became a podcast she hosted with Steve Almond. I loved that podcast and used to listen to it religiously. Tiny Beautiful Things is a collection of questions and her responses from that column. Seeing it performed live was incredible–the acting was so so so good. Cheryl has not had an easy life, but she’s chosen to overcome all the pain thrown her way and create something amazing out of it. She is the definition of beauty, wisdom, and grace and she rocks at giving advice. I highly recommend reading/seeing anything she’s involved in.
Currently Loving
RTG and California days <3
Words
“I’ll never know, and neither will you, of the life you don’t choose. We’ll only know that whatever that sister life was, it was important and beautiful and not ours. It was the ghost ship that didn’t carry us. There’s nothing to do but salute it from the shore.”
—Tiny Beautiful Things: Advice on Love and Life from Dear Sugar by Cheryl Strayed