How many trips around the sun and down the road, does it take to learn this lesson?

As I move the luggage from hotel to hotel, I can’t imagine what it would be like if I hadn’t tried. And I did try. I do. That’s the most embarrassing part. Yet, my luggage weighs more than I do. The things we carry…

And it’s not like nature itself doesn’t teach us. When I feel healthy, joyful, the first thing I think of is that I feel so light. It’s a great feeling this release of stress, worry, angst, anger, whatever it is that weighs us down. And it can change from road to road, place to place, person to person. Letting go is one of the great lessons to be learned. And it’s ironic, I suppose, but I also have to let go of feeling guilty for not learning it already, not completely — because that in itself is just more baggage. Smiling in the mirror as I type this, as the mouth of my open suitcase stares back at me.

Oh what a smile can release! With any luck it will work its way into my heart and hands. It’s my wish for us all, the lightness of joy. Happy travels, my friends.