Leo ♥️

I had been craving some girl time and Leo had vacation days, so she found a flight and met me in Barcelona for the weekend. It was a backtrack for me on my route, but well worth the detour.

We went back to a sweet little beach that I found on my way from Altafulla to the Retreat- it’s FKK and situated next to a little section of the beach that is preserved for birds nesting, so serene and nearly empty other than the dog walkers early in the morning. It’s about 45 minutes outside the city.

Leo’s flight home was super early so we decided to spend one day in the city. At first we booked a hotel with parking, since I am aware of how much crime happens in Barce, and in no way felt okay about leaving the van on the street for the night…but it did not work out and we ended up parking on the street for a few hours with the plan to drive again out of the city at night.

Unfortunately Barcelona is even unsafe during the day, and we came back to a van that looked like it had been hit by a tornado… I got robbed blind, from Laptop to Tablet to powerbank even to my precious Ecuador bag and laptop case… But hey, I did set the intention for nonattachment for this year, and I suppose this was my first practice run.

I was so angry, not about the stuff, but that someone disrespected my little home, and it triggered so many feelings connected to the not so distant past…I used this experience to release pent up emotions and did a ritual on the street of Barcelona, a ritual that helped to release some deep seated resentment and anger.

Letting this all out made space in me. I was able to feel the support of a good friend when I really needed it. Mumpi decided to fly down to support me the next day. I was able to feel a deep emotional release that I’m not sure would’ve happened otherwise without such a strong trigger, and I was able to seamlessly fill that space with trust.

The positives that I got out of being robbed far outweighed the negatives. I lost stuff, but I gained peace.

❤️Lue lisää