Wandering the streets of Campeche, Mexico I almost yelled out in happiness when I saw this:
Don’t get why I was so thrilled? Look at the pattern of the chipped and peeling paint on the wall of the powder blue building and follow it up all the way into the sky, the clouds seemed to be forming part of the pattern perfectly!
I could go all poetic and talk about the fleeting nature of a perfect cloud and compare it with the impermanence of what humankind has built or how the universe and everything in it is interconnected… but instead I’ll just say what I thought the moment I noticed it “OMG, right here, right now is a perfect moment!”
Don’t you love it when out of nowhere something suddenly reminds you that there’s beauty everywhere, and that you’re lucky enough to be alive right now to experience it… you just need to look around and be willing to notice.
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@segdeha
I had a ‘perfect moment’ in Pondichery, India, in 1997. I was standing on the waterfront looking out over the Bay of Bengal. There was a perfect *triple* rainbow soaring through dramatic, dark clouds. It was only there for a few minutes. I will never forget it, just as I’m sure you’ll never forget yours. It’s part of the magic of traveling that we allow our attention to notice such things. The trick is to keep your eyes as open when you return home.
I love moments like those. Very simple yet amazingly complex.
And very good for one’s mood.
Love your clouds. Are you planning on spending a year in Mexico? Seems like it. I dreamed about you the other night. You and I were sharing a room on a cruise ship. I don’t know where we were going though. Just wanted you to know that I was thinking about you.
@VagabondRoots
I’m getting ready to leave Mexico soon (probably), I’m just not sure where I’ll head next. I did realize that travelling is probably going to take me far longer than a year… I’m a slow traveller but I’d rather get to know fewer places but have a decent understanding of them.
Did the cruise ship have big sails? I remember you love the massive sail boats
@ Andrew Hedges Wow, that sounds like an amazing sight! Life is perfect sometimes isn’t it.
sweet shot!