magic on sunday: flip it & reverse it 🙃

i didn't really think about the realities of what 10 days of solo travel would mean. i just sort of booked the trip and then didn’t think about it. it really wasn't until my driver in morocco passed me off to a porter who spoke zero english and led me and my bags though a maze of alleyways to my riad, that i sort of began to understand what i was in for. it was a very, “we’re not in kansas anymore” situation.

in morocco i was doing 4 days of yoga and meditation. i came into it wanting it to be the sort of power yoga that i'm used to doing, something that would feel like a challenging workout. it turned out that the style we were doing was much, much slower. i was a little bummed; i knew what i liked and the sort of productive workout i wanted to get in.

but as we got to the end of the first session, this immense peace and calm flooded my mind and body. it was the most still and focused i've felt in years. it was entirely what i needed and i didn’t even know it. and my predetermined desires almost prevented me from getting to experience it.

i think that’s the thing about finding yourself someplace else – you’re forced to reexamine how you engage. the rules are different, and the way you see things and operate must change to receive the full benefits of a new surrounding.

sometimes you have to displace yourself to uncover lessons that are waiting to come your way. in my case, i learned to more closely examine my expectations. are they standing in the way of something better? maybe.

i hope this week’s playlist nudges you to check your expectations at the door and be open to what’s on the other side.

magic on sunday: 11.06.16 [spotify playlist]
the castle – the talking heads
it’s strange – louis the child
rillo talk – wild child
boardwalks – little may
waves – gosh pith
bondi’s dead – lower plenty
i’m fine – hazel english

it’s good to be back.

until sunday,

meghan

ps – you can read few words and see photos about my trip here.