Today is my last day in McLeod Ganj, India. It’s hard to believe I’ve been here for almost a year.
There are so many emotions rolling around this morning as I make my final preparations to leave my second home.
I’ve met so many wonderful people here. You make friends quickly when you’re living in a foreign country. The shared experience is so intense that you bond, almost on a molecular level, with those who are going through the same thing.
So even though I’ve got lots of Buddhist teachings on impermanence to fall back on, the parting still stings a little.
I’m going to miss all these kindred spirits but I’m honored to know all these heros and heroines who are braving so much to live lives of meaning.
But still, I’m happy. My time here has been well spent and worth all the effort I put into getting here. I got to travel all around India and Nepal. I made a good start in learning Tibetan. I saw His Holiness the Dalai Lama many times. I got to meet Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo, too.
On top of all that, The Narrow Way was published and when I head back to the States I will get exactly three days to reorient myself before I start a whirlwind book tour.
Five years ago, I never would have imagined a life like this. I have to say, I am both amazed and grateful.
So that’s it for now. One chapter closes and another begins. Thank you for sharing this journey with me. I’m looking forward to seeing what happens next…
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