What is normal?

Somehow this blog is a kind of outlet. Or retreat. When the impressions and experiences are too intense. An opportunity to pause and recharge your batteries through writing.

Yesterday was Mahashivratri, the holiday for the god Shiva. It was my idea to visit a temple. Was it a good idea? Well, some things you experience once and then that's enough. A show stage with loud music on which scantily clad women dance, right next to it is the temple where people go about their rituals, behind it the meditating statues of Shiva, Parvati and son Ganesha. And I'm in the middle of it all. Afterwards we treat ourselves to some sweet delicacies. :)

Maybe that's why I'm feeling a bit restless today, and longing for nature. India tests me more than I sometimes think.

I'm currently sitting at the window of the apartment on the ground floor. A family of cows is just walking by. These surreal, yet almost normal events always bring me back to the present moment. Full of gratitude for life in all its facets.