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The Himalayas are a holy place.<\/p>\n

For a moment, I forgot this. And remembered them only, as big mountains. But slowly crawling along the valleys and ridges of the Earth\u2019s crust had the effect of a pumice stone on my soul. For 15 days I walked. And for 15 days I was scraped. Scraped of the thick residue of petty life details that had settled onto my body so sneakily that I had not realized the extent of the accumulation until I looked at the floor and saw the scaly pile of skin I had shed off.<\/p>\n

And then I kept walking. For that is the nature of a pilgrimage: to walk, encounter, and keep walking.<\/p>\n

I kept walking. And with layers undressed and pores unclogged, my skin, for the first time in a long time, breathed. And my pores, for the first time in a long time, wept. Big salty tears for all that had passed that I had not mourned. And for all that I love, that I had not appreciated.<\/p>\n

And then, one day, many days deep into the range and peaks of mountains tops and thoughts, I kicked a rusted, fallen, horseshoe. I leaned over to pick it up and, at that same second, someone yelled and pointed a finger to the clouds. I looked up and two white wingspans, the length of my own arms, swept silently over my head. As their shadows passed over me, I fell in awe of the grace of those wings: requiring the will of not a single muscle, but hitchhiking a breeze and riding the wave of the wind; cutting through space and air utilizing (only) the power and momentum of the play between elements, earth and air.<\/p>\n

Could I do the same?<\/p>\n

Could I stop fighting gravity? Stop pulling up and pushing down? Stop submitting to pressure and exerting my strength on the immovable mountains of my life? Could I catch my own wave, with the bend of a wingtip, and ride the will and wind of the universe?<\/p>\n

I stood on that cliff and looked out. And suddenly I saw.<\/p>\n

I saw a thousand paths. I saw a thousand lives. I saw a thousand dreams. And I saw that they were all mine. My eyes watered and my heart wanted to burst in bliss.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m staying in India,\u201d I whispered to myself.<\/p>\n

I turned to my friend walking with me and said louder, \u201cI\u2019m staying in India.\u201d<\/p>\n

He smiled.<\/p>\n

I ran up the hill to the rest of my companions and shouted, \u201cI\u2019m staying in India!\u201d<\/p>\n

They hugged me and said, \u201cReally? You\u2019re not coming back with us? How long will you stay?\u201d<\/p>\n

With the confidence of the sun, I smiled and said, \u201cNo less than a year or two. With infinite options.\u201d<\/p>\n

Two weeks later, with the essential blessing of my loving boss, I have officially been granted my wings for a few revolutions around the sun in this beautiful country called India.<\/p>\n

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Friends and family, it\u2019s confirmed: I\u2019m here for all of 2008. It was as much a surprise to me as it might be for you. Only my soul knew. And it just took \u201csome big mountains\u201d for the secret to surface. A special \u201cthank you\u201d to Chris Yager for his precious support of my life path and permission and encouragement to pursue it.<\/p>\n

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The new India album is now open.<\/a><\/p>\n

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\n*sol bows her “namaste” and gratitude to World Nomads Travel Insurance<\/a>, ThinkHost<\/a> and Merc<\/a> for their ever-supporting roles in the realization of her dream.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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