They say that beauty is in the eye of the beholder. It is, in the end, just a personal way of seeing. It may sometimes be an indicator of external factors like, for example, alcohol consumption. And, if you suddenly hear in one night at 40 more compliments than you ever heard at 20 you must not look too far ...
And yet, the night we finished the journey, the night we reached Cape Town and stopped and partied I did feel in a way beautiful. However, it was neither the treasured colourful dress I wore nor the makeup that gave me that feeling.
I had been sad for days in a row trying to come to terms with the series of good-byes to follow and the breakup with this lifestyle: nomadic and very energetic.
Letting go is very hard and at least I had to work a little more on that. But over the last couple of days in the mist of the Atlantic ocean, and during evening strolls on the beach I had found my peace. And I felt good and beautiful in my own way: I had stayed truthful to myself. I had given my best, my all time best energy probably. And I had felt more alive than I had done in a very long time.
And alive is beautiful, whether it means being lost in tears or choking in laughter.
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Draga Diana
Acum cand deosebita calatorie a ta aproape in jurul lumii se apropie de sfarsit,noi cei sedentari din "lumea noua"iti multumim mult ca ne-ai dat posibilitatea sa rasfoim jurnalul atat de frumos al calatoriei tale,cu imagini splendide si evenimente inedite.
Asteptam cu nerabdare revenirea ta pe continentul american si..speram sa te si vedem,desi intre Pacific si Atlantic sunt miile de km...
Te imbratisem cu drag,Ioana&Marcel
Va multumesc din suflet pentru rabdare si toata grija purtata!!
Continentul african ma fascineaza si ma va retine inca o vreme. Africa de Sud, Namibia si Tanzania cel putin. Cind voi reveni insa voi face in mod cert escala in Toronto. Ma gindesc cu drag si dor la D-voastra, desi nu dau semne de viata prea multe. Intii a fost lipsa internet-ului. Aici internet-ul este disponibil, dar e cam scump ;-)
Si eu va imbratisez cu multa dragoste si va doresc sanatate multa!Diana
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