in honor of the exciting trip she had carefully chosen for her clothes. What would suit what? What she likes. With what she feels most beautiful.
Which will be convenient, of course, to suit the changing weather but also to look complimentary and go well in the pictures.
She chose her clothes with love as if for the next few days she chose gifts, happy surprises.
She ironed and folded and placed it wisely in her suitcase along with her makeup and shoes. She went to the airport, sent the suitcase and boarded the plane.
When she reached her destination, she discovered that the suitcase had not arrived.
All she has are the clothes on her body. The rest are gone, all the gifts, the surprises, the defenses - do not exist.
The intensity of the hurt she felt amazed her.
She felt like an aunt.
Lacking assets, powerless, naked in a strange city.
Two days passed and there was no mention of the suitcase.
She had to make do with a few shirts from the local store to cover her body. But what would she cover her soul with?
How will you cover up the need to serve nicely, to feel present, to feel safe? What will cover the need for control? She had no stage.
And perhaps there is no need to cover? Could it be?
To be what is possible at that moment.
Be new in a new city.
To be unknown in an unfamiliar city.
To be unexpected in an unexpected place.
Maybe you can let go, agree, stop impressing. Maybe you can be present with little and not hidden with a lot.
From what she did not have, she realized: the
journey was not to bring her beauty to the city. The journey was to be the beauty of the city.
The trip was not meant to emphasize itself in a new place but to absorb the new place. This can be done with very little.
Slowly she parted from the suitcase. She no longer tried to call and check, she no longer thought about what she would wear if ...
Slowly she realized she had everything she needed and more. Slowly she returned to life. Back to being.
How beautiful there is in presence. How good there is agreement. How much joy can exist in releasing the hold.