22 Days

I just finished my morning meditation and, wow, I am tingling. I don't always begin the day with this but, when I do, I feel lit from within. I love to write in this state. Focused, full of love, open and wanting to share.

Today is December 1, which means I have 22 days left of this Argentine adventure. Well, the first installation of this adventure, for I hope to return. On the 22nd I am heading home to NYC and then to DC to spend the Holidays with my family, and I am very excited. The original plan was to head to Brasil for Christmas, New Years and the month of January. But it feels right to go home and spend time with the people I love the most. Have been away from home, have spread some wings and seen some things. But I am starting to understand that one has to continue to touch base with where they came from, with what made them, to continue to soar. It's that balance that keeps you both grounded and boundless.

With less than a month left, I have been reviewing the time I've spent here so far and thinking about what I want the next 22 days to hold. It's been a good time for reflection, today is the third day of clouds and rain here in Buenos Aires. Gotta love when nature encourages man to chill out for a moment. Stop, relax, reflect, relate.

The past 7 weeks have been rich in many ways. I have grown to know and love this city, I have traveled, met some wonderful people, made some art buying and photography contacts, and come up with a business venture, which I'll be developing in the next weeks. More to come. I've even managed to live an intense, super accelerated romance of sorts. One that began and died sooner than I could blog about it. With someone I truly care about and hope to have in my life beyond Buenos Aires. For that reason, we've decided to just be friends. Some things are not for now, as unfortunate and disappointing as that may be. But I have to trust my path and the idea that what's meant to be will flow forth, the rest will fall to the side. And life will be even richer for it.

In these last 22 days I'll live life with the same spirit in which this journey was born and has been lived - openness, curiosity, gratitude, love. And I'll let that spirit determine where I go next, what I do next. It's been such a pleasure to live according to this understanding so far. And I'm overjoyed to know that it won't end here in Buenos Aires. It's for life.