I’m a bit of a dancer. By that I mean - I LOVE TO DANCE. I dance a bit crazy sometimes, and one of my girlfriends who I met down there was really into it. She said - how do you dance like that?
I told her my secret - “Close your eyes, and repeat to yourself, nobody cares how sexy I am, nobody cares how sexy I am. And just feel the music.”
Well, lots of laughs and a few shots of tequila later, we are dancing all around the island. In particular, at this one place where the dance floor hadn’t quite got started.
Once people had joined us and there was less floor on the dancefloor, we hopped up on the speakers, one for each of us, and just went crazy and let loose to the music. Not for show, or for attention, but for the love of music, of friendship, of getting wild, and maybe, just maybe, to inspire others to let go just a little bit more.
4. When I met a Soul Friend + Gave an Angel Card Reading at a Bar
I kept seeing this guy around, when I was on Gili Trawangan. He’d be at the cafe I always went to, at my resort, on the street. Finally after I saw him 3 times in one day, I went up and introduced myself. It turns out he was the bar manager of the place I was staying at. (Also, just to mention, yes he was quite sexy :D)
We had a couple conversations that night, and the next day I ended up sitting with him at his bar. It was pretty slow, and early on in the evening. At this point in my journey, I’m kind of writing men off. My experience with a lot of the travellers on that island, especially men, is that they were looking for a good time, and pretty much nothing else. Not depth, and definitely not true connection. (Maybe it was judgmental or closed-hearted, but I was just going through what I needed to at that time)
Despite this, I still had my angel cards with me in hopes that someone I met that night would benefit from them. I pulled them out, and this man got kind of stoked. He said his Grandma was super into Tarot, and he wanted a reading. I thought - ‘Cool!’ let’s do it!! And was expecting maybe a one or three card reading to keep it simple.
After I suggested a short reading he said “No, I want a full Celtic Cross.” - and that was the moment I knew there was a little more to this guy. He knew the name of the most common spread in Tarot, and it’s a long reading - 10 cards.
During our reading, and conversation, I discover that he’s coming up with a project to give some practical solutions for water filtration in countries that need it, he’s super into Earthships and sustainable living, he’s also super into his spirituality and even recommended a book to me - and even though he’s a bar manager on a party island - he’s sober. He could also identify all 3 crystals in my pocket. :D
Ok... so... Ya. You’re awesome. After that, I had more faith in the people I was meeting. And I hope to see this soul friend again one day.
(Ps. Sorry ladies, he had a girlfriend, so there’s no juice to report ;D)
5. A Healing Ceremony Between the Masculine + the Feminine
This is a big one. On the last day of the retreat I was attending and teaching at, we had a Cacao Ceremony. This is essentially a sacred ceremony that involves drinking and eating cacao, while connecting over our deepest intentions, and beyond. Ok, and now I’ll shorten that. It’s a magical ceremony that revolves around chocolate :D
Near the end of this ceremony, we were asked to split into sections of the men and women. The women started dancing around the men, and then were asked to connect with each one, in the eyes, and in the heart, and to say “I’m sorry, I love you, please forgive me” - as an act of healing between the divine feminine and the sacred masculine.
