Bali? Vietnam? India?!

Well, things are lining up for my two-month trip to really take place in January. I have wonderful staff members that I trust to manage my business while I’m away and I’m beginning to learn this software system that will be crucial for the business to run smoothly.

Now I’m just trying to figure out: Where do I want to go?!

I’m really trying to listen deep within for the right place for me to go. At first I thought that place was Bali and yet when I’ve sat with it I was having a hard time feeling into actually being in Bali. Then I thought perhaps Vietnam was the right place but that doesn’t feel quite right either.

Yesterday I was talking to Peter and mentioning this “golden-plated problem” I have of not knowing where to go. He asked me to feel into the qualities I want on my trip. Here is what I told him:

I want to meet really interesting, fun people.
I want to feel a part of something.
I want to be in a place that is beautiful and where I feel nurtured and peaceful.
I want to go to a place that is inexpensive so that I can be there without thinking about money.
I want to get lots of massages and be in a bathtub with flower petals (something I saw in a vision that awakened my desire to travel!)
I want to eat delicious food.
I want to stay in a place that feels luxurious and comfortable.
I want to start out with people in some kind of community and then from there perhaps travel on my own (or not)
I want to meet and be with people who are living their lives without self-imposed constraints and living their lives with a sense of freedom and joyous enthusiasm.

He smiled.

“What?” I asked.

“Well…there is a place that I think you might find that.”

“Where?!”

“India.”

And he proceeded to tell me about this retreat spot in India that sounded so beautiful. As he was talking I was feeling my spirit LIFT. No joke. I literally felt my spirit soar at the sound of him describing this place. I’ve been wanting my body to tell me where to go. Not my mind. And to feel this lift in my spirit at the mention of this place was a clue for me to explore the possibility of traveling to this Indian destination.

I’ve never been one of those people who wanted to go to India. It sounds intense and harsh. Bali sounds much more relaxing. But after talking with Peter I can feel that the pull of India…

So last night I did some investigating online and was reading about all of these courses that this retreat offered and they sounded incredible. I could see myself there. I could feel myself there. I don’t want to act hastily and buy my ticket now but rather sit with this location and make sure it is the right spot. Or at least the right beginning spot in my journey.