'And thus begins a new decade. For whatever reason, I feel this decade will be an exciting one. All those wonderful soul-searching, exploratory, wandering days from my 20's will pay-off in these years', she says naively.
Does this mean I'm a real grown-up? Doubtful. But I did decide to take a vacation all on my own for the first time ever. Truth be told, I loved it! I'm such a loner, but I refuse to see that as a negative. So many of my New York friends, and even many who do not live in this madness, expressed profound jealousy when I shared my plans to go to Cancun on my own to celebrate my birthday. It was heaven!
The Nelson fam vacations in Cancun when we can, so I played it a little safe by visiting a familiar spot. As much as I say I love adventure, a big part of me loves the predictable, the safe, the sure thing. The Royal Sands certainly met that criteria. Ay, Dios Mio! Absolute tranquility! My villa faced East on the 6th floor and I had an incredible view. So profoundly peaceful. The temperature was perfect and I slept with the balcony doors open each night & I woke with the sunrise each morning.
A beautiful gift I received during this trip was simply time free of an agenda. I continually had to give myself permission to do whatever I wanted to do. If I felt like sitting on the balcony drinking coffee and reading a book until 1pm in my pj's, that was okay. This may sound trite, but living in NYC has plagued me with this notion that every waking moment must be used in a valuable way. Especially since I'm pursuing a career in the arts, which is thus far an unpaid endeavor, so I have to continually work on it. This trip was about letting go of that feeling and just enjoying each simple moment.
I read a full 550 page book, thank you very much, spent time with "Twelfth Night" every day to get to know Viola (which I start rehearsing in a month) & listen to the amazing Creator of all that I found breathtaking.
