My own little Eat, Pray, Love

Earlier this week I went to the movies with a girlfriend to see Eat, Pray, Love. It was "Okay". Maybe it didn't really move me in the way that I had hoped because I had read the book; maybe it felt disappointing because I had a very different experience in my own travels to India; maybe I was let down because I had high expectations so feeling let down is the norm. The movie wasn't aweful. It was just "Okay". Yes, of course the book was better. But you already knew that.

What I loved about the movie is that it got me to reflect on my travels to India almost two years ago. My story might not have the makings of a Hollywood movie but I never really cared for a lot of drama in my life. Ironically just today I found out that Fitness Magazine published some pictures and quotes from my India adventure. So between the movie and the article I was inspired to re read the blog I kept during my trip, which made me laugh, cry and get lost in memories of a trip that I still can't believe I had the opportunity to take.

I didn't travel to India because I needed to find myself or reconnect. I went mostly because I wanted an adventure, to be a little uncomfortable, to meet new people and experience a different culture. I wanted to step out of my comfort zone. I wanted to deepen my yoga practice. I was turning 40 and my brother died suddenly at 43, so I didn't want to wait.

Reflecting two years later (thanks to Eat Pray Love and Fitness Magazine) I realize that my trip to India still makes me smile and fuels me (... And that this warrior is ready for another adventure!)

The words on the picture that I took while I was there (top left, which are posted in my office, my yoga studio and my living room)... Serve, Love, Meditate, Realize... summarize what I learned while I was there (my own little rendition of Eat, Pray, Love).