On the Road Again!

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On the road again! A part of my soul comes alive and wakes up whenever I pack my bags and get out of my routine to explore the world and win it over. A sudden energy and excitement crawls in and it seems that for that moment I am free and life is hassle less. Today it’s no different, except that my routine is going to change now. This travel and exploration is going to be my new routine for some time, which is super exciting. I will finally get the time and opportunity to figure out a lot of things in my life. Things which were up until this time mostly either put on hold or had been given second priority due to my work and professional life. Yes today’s my last day at my current organisation. But I see this as the beginning to a new routine, a new chapter in my life.

And where else is better to start this than Shirdi. Yes, I am on road on my annual trip to Shirdi to pay my respects to Sai Baba temple. For a couple of days I am going to put all my questions and worries aside and let faith take over. For those who think I am an atheist, sorry to disappoint you, but I am very much a believer of God and the presence of an higher calling. But my faith and ways of expressing it is different from most around me. Like they say, looks and appearances can be deceptive.

Anyways, coming back to my travelling, I have a long list of places to visit before and after I bid adieu to Mumbai. Oops! Too soon? Well, if the cat’s out of the bag, then let me admit, the winds have blown in a new direction again and I am all set to set sail along with the Easterly breeze (if you know what I mean). This time when I fly away, I will not be alone, my wings will be paired by at least one other set of wings. I hope for that. My days of flying solo are gone, and I am happy for that, in a way, being alone can sometimes turn lonely. I will be calling the list of places to visit before leaving Mumbai as the #cantleavemumbaiwithout and the list of places after is just a never ending line of dreams waiting to be turned to beautiful realities. Life will someday give us the chance to fulfil our dreams. Life always finds a way. Fingers crossed!

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