a poets confessional

I'm no Elizabeth Gilbert, but admiring and understanding the author and her acclaimed best seller, Eat, Pray, Love like I do, I set off on what started as a simple vacation but became my own journey of self - discovery. It's no coincidence that I too, visited three countries. As a writer and a spiritual man, I believe in the power of three. It had been a year and a half since I'd taken a real vacation. In that time, I've relocated to New York City, moved twice while in New York, I've started a new job and been promoted twice, I've had two surgeries and countless other "eventful" experiences. Needless to say, a vacation was needed. It wasn't by choice, but timing or divine order that I ended up taking my vacation alone, something in hindsight I wouldn't change for the world.  St. Maarten My trip began in St. Maarten. I wanted to go somewhere known for its memorable underwater experience. And while in my best description, I could do the wat...

I've spent some time alone recently. I was blessed to be able to safely travel to three different countries in that time. I needed the time with myself - for myself. The thing about the company of your solitude is you have no one to cloud your thoughts, judgments or emotions. Not being able to silence those voices can be uncomfortable for many, but its in that discomfort that you find stillness. It's in that stillness you're able to confront the chaos and many thoughts, and it's in that solitude you become better for yourself and for others. I've learned a lot of lessons recently, not from current life experiences, but more so from past experiences. I've developed a new perspective and gone back to the roots of my being that I lost in the minutia of life. The universe has reminded me that I am love and unconditional love must begin with me. I've come to a place of forgiveness for those who have wronged me, and I've forgiven myself for my wrongdoings. ...