Tuesday, April 08, 2008

Lilia's Migration to Solitude

This past weekend I decided to take a personal holiday and go on a solo camping trip.
The place: Joshua Tree National Park
The Mission: Rest & Relaxation and time to think recent events out
The Tools: Camping Gear, Art supplies
The Goods: ALL organic foods and tons of H2O
The Transport: my cute little Jetta baby

The Entertainment: a recently stocked iPod :-)

After diverting for a day over to Palm Springs to attend
one of the many parties going on that weekend, I headed up to Joshua Tree National Park. I must say I felt truly at peace while there. There is something about being out in nature that just helps you become in tune with yourself. I did some hiking, some drawing, some eating, and a lot of thinking. It is truly a beautiful place! The campgrounds were all completely full, and the idea of camping alone in the middle of nowhere was somehow not appealing to me! I didn't want to leave, but thought it unsafe to stay past sundown and was not about to sleep in my car!

After spending the whole day there I decided to head back south. I drove to a friends house to spend the night, then the next day I headed down to Baja. My true home! I drove down to the beach and hung out reading, sketching, listening to music, just enjoying life and waiting for the sunset. It was so nice out! I walked around the beach a bit and found a lobster guys! YES! I wanted to eat it real bad, but i threw it back in the water. There were tons of beautiful birds out, and the sea breeze was truly soothing.

It was nice to get away for a bit and have some alone time. I really recommend it! Its great to get your thoughts together and do the things you love. In my case it was reading, writing, and drawing. For others it could be singing, playing music, anything really. Its really personal and this seemed to work wonders for me. My head is clear and I feel much better.


A person has more to give after getting away for a few days in the wilderness. Remember, we often resist what we most need. Give yourself some quality alone time, you wont regret it and you will realize that you are quite fun!
What I took away from this little trip :

Leap, and the net will appear.