So crazy thing number 17 since I got here (hopefully I will get to detail the other coincidences soon) is that I ended up here in this Hostel on the CA Coast with a huge lighthouse. I arrived here accidentally after heading toward the Bay Area to find a hostel. I was continuing north on CA 1 (California One) and I saw a sign that said 'Hostel.' So I turned the car around and decided to check it out. Looked like a nice place so I checked in. Since I had been out of touch for the last 2 days I immediately turned on my computer to check my email. One of my dearest friends in Florida had written me a wonderful message of encouragement with a great quote (Rilke). I had been thinking that I was going to finally write her and here is this message with a P.S. saying by the way go stay in this hostel on the coast with the lighthouse! So needless to say, I responded feverishly to tell her I am writing her from that very hostel.
I met 2 very interesting people here at the lighthouse place. I am rooming with a guy that left his life in Canada to bicycle all the way to Tierra del Fuego in South America...and he's writing a blog about his journey! So I am excited to have met my first blog buddy. Check him out Bike Dude
I met another lady here who is very bright and well versed in spiritual topics. She encouraged me to consider my life of studying psychology, education, and visual impairment and see how that has led me to where I am now. I think it was pretty good advice. The psychology thing definitely comes into play because I have deconstructed my whole psyche trying to figure things out. The education part is relevant because I still have the passion for teaching somehow. It obviously wasn't in the world of public school special education, but related to this journey and what lessons can be shared. And the visual impairment part ( I was a teacher of the visually impaired up until quite recently) comes in because I really feel there is a visual impairment going on in people's lives today. Everyone really feels strongly compelled to keep looking outward for solutions or ideas to finding a better life. I maintain that it is the looking within that will make all of the difference. And that is what I am trying to bring out of this experience. I am learning as I go too. It is crazy the inspiration that I have found and the ideas that have flooded to me since I started less than a week ago. Stay tuned, there is A LOT more to come. I wanted to write more tonight but I got caught up with this cool peeps down here at the lighthouse and now I am sleepy...
...Til tomorrow
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