10 Signs You’ve Hit the India Wall
1.
3 months ago when you were bounding out of bed
for yoga, now you are quite happy when there’s a day off for Moon Day, or you
take an extra day during Ladie’s Holiday and “accidentally” sleep through your
3:30am alarm clock.
2. The rich, colorful air that warmed your heart, awoke your spirit and opened a porthole to your soul now reeks of urine and garbage everywhere you turn.
3. Rickshaw drivers, hustlers, hasslers, street people, even slum kids- you were more than happy to entertain, bargain with, smile, engage in conversation a few months ago – now ignite every last nerve as your patience wears to the bone.
4. That cool Indian Winter breeze so friendly and welcoming on the skin, arriving from colder weather has now turned to scorching, unbearable monsoon heat, inflaming internal heat.
5. The Footloose-esque “No Dancing” rule in town is really killing your inner Goddess Dance Spirit which needs to move.
6. Kirtans that opened your heart, allowed beautiful emotions to flow, now feel stifling and uncomfortable in the dead heat and hard floor.
7. You’ve been groped one too many times now to find the attention, stares and questions endearing as you did a few months back.
8. Chapati, chapti, dosa, idli, chapatti, rice, thali, dosa. Um, can I have some salad, PLEASE!!!?
9. You gag when someone mentions visiting another temple.
10. The 3 near death experiences you’ve had are enough. Having to visit the Vedic Astrologer, Past Life Regression Therapist, do Mindfulness Meditation, all to get your sh--- straight has been enough.
I have experienced these or similar sentiments, emotions, situations, feelings. That is when I take a flight out of Ma India. Inevitably, months after leaving the country that drags up all of the darkness, redness, heat, anger, love, intensity inside of me, I am aching for her and wishing I were there. This is the beauty and love affair I will forever have with India.
2. The rich, colorful air that warmed your heart, awoke your spirit and opened a porthole to your soul now reeks of urine and garbage everywhere you turn.
3. Rickshaw drivers, hustlers, hasslers, street people, even slum kids- you were more than happy to entertain, bargain with, smile, engage in conversation a few months ago – now ignite every last nerve as your patience wears to the bone.
4. That cool Indian Winter breeze so friendly and welcoming on the skin, arriving from colder weather has now turned to scorching, unbearable monsoon heat, inflaming internal heat.
5. The Footloose-esque “No Dancing” rule in town is really killing your inner Goddess Dance Spirit which needs to move.
6. Kirtans that opened your heart, allowed beautiful emotions to flow, now feel stifling and uncomfortable in the dead heat and hard floor.
7. You’ve been groped one too many times now to find the attention, stares and questions endearing as you did a few months back.
8. Chapati, chapti, dosa, idli, chapatti, rice, thali, dosa. Um, can I have some salad, PLEASE!!!?
9. You gag when someone mentions visiting another temple.
10. The 3 near death experiences you’ve had are enough. Having to visit the Vedic Astrologer, Past Life Regression Therapist, do Mindfulness Meditation, all to get your sh--- straight has been enough.
I have experienced these or similar sentiments, emotions, situations, feelings. That is when I take a flight out of Ma India. Inevitably, months after leaving the country that drags up all of the darkness, redness, heat, anger, love, intensity inside of me, I am aching for her and wishing I were there. This is the beauty and love affair I will forever have with India.
In the next India article: 10 Signs You’re Ready to Go Back to India
Seak Peak –
1. A dear friend traveling India has symptoms of “Hitting the India Wall” and while laughing, you dream of the magnificent places he’s experiencing
2. You’re eating Indian food weekly but would eat it daily if you had the budget; you’ve been craving Indian (food) since you got over your “I hate India” mood
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