Blog of the Week ~ Brian Miller, On Life in Nepal

Today, my friends, I am thrilled to bring you a guest article by Brian Miller, of Waystation One, recently returned from his time in Nepal. I woke up one morning thinking what a good idea this would be, and he kindly agreed, busy though he is. I know you are going to drink in each word as deeply as I did. For this magical trip, I wanted to get completely out of the way, so I asked Brian to just tell us what is in his mind and heart about his time there, what stands out for him, and what all of this did for his soul. 

Let us prepare ourselves. The sun is rising over the Himalayas, yak bells tinkle as the big beasts amble past, the ancients sitting on benches in the morning sun watch us with wry, twinkly, knowing eyes, cautioning us to calm our haste and centre our hearts for our very first visit to Nepal.

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Brian Miller and buddy in Nepal

Waking up in a new place – the light is different as it filters through the window drawing squares on the concrete. Maybe it is softer. Maybe it is brighter. Maybe this is the illusion of the hopes we have for where we find ourselves. And perhaps we just have not been there long enough for the shadows to gain enough mass for you to notice.

Nepal chose me – I was just willing.