How you do anything is how you do everything
“How you do anything is how you do everything.”
I’ve uttered this phrase an infinite number of times to my coaching clients.
And this definitely applies to my travelling philosophy.
In pretty much all relationships and aspects of my life, I treasure quality over quantity. I crave depth and yes I’m intense 😂
Thus, when I have the opportunity to go to travel, I prefer slowly getting to know one place as thoroughly as possible rather than superficially visiting a million places.
My goal is always to stay somewhere long enough to sense the unique rhythm, smells, flowers, flavours, customs, sounds, birds, and languages (verbal and nonverbal) that are part of its DNA & ordinary unfolding.
I yearn to see past the shiny top 10 attractions, to taste both the delights and the difficulties people navigate in their daily lives. In general, I never feel like I truly know someone/something until I’ve experienced both their «light» and their «shadow».
I also believe one must earn access to this precious information.
For me, it is essential to try to learn all the ways to show respect in a culture. I remember at all times that I am a guest and it is my responsibility to learn with humility. I pay attention. I willingly let myself be swallowed, chewed, and changed as a result.
I allow the place to guide me and vulnerably reveal itself to me at its own pace, which inevitably also leads to my own personal revelations.
I am forever in awe of how much we receive when we openly give ourselves fully to an experience. It’s truly astounding how much places (and beings) want to tell their story to those willing to listen.
How lucky we are to live on such a wonderful and generous planet. How fortunate we are to get to know even a fraction of the vast richness it contains.
(One, of course, doesn’t need to leave home to have access to countless dimensions and realties to learn from…✨)