Mind Your Elephant

Two steps forward, one step back… Had an amazing weekend in Lithuania and because of the amazingness of certain factors relating to it I need to get back to Riga. More later.

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…And it was worth it! This was supposed to be a travel blog but now it’s becoming quite philosophical and love-oriented. Well, go read Lonely Planet if this is not your cup of tea.

Rami commented on earlier posting: “Love is one of the characteristics of our true nature.” I second that. We have two underlying emotions – fear and love. All other feelings derive from those two. As far as we’re human we cannot exclude either one of them. Yet, whether you choose to be driven mainly by one or another is really up to you.

Yesterday my head was trying to reason “Go South! Go South! You might not get to Portugal in time if you don’t.” but my heart was saying “Go to Riga. When love presents itself in its serendipitous ways it should not be disregarded but cherished all the way.”

I’m really amazed to notice the whole polyamory thing finally falling in place. It took me a year to figure out what’s the deeper meaning of love and how it can present itself in so many various ways. Only now I’m able to apply it in practice – not only on intellectual but also on emotional level. As Rami quoted Eckhart Tolle: “Love is recognizing the oneness in others”. If we follow our hearts, we can truly be extensional to each other and connect as human beings. Yet there’s a caveat: when you “fall in love” your ego might surface. The thought-tornado might strike: what does she think about me?, am I good enough for her?, can I say this and that?, how can I meet her expectations? The usual… until you realize that none of these matter: she (or he) is there for you and accepts you as you are. Enjoy it while you can.

Tomorrow… The highway calls again.