It’s been some long days and nights. I have been trying my best to be present moment, to engage with those around me, to honor myself and what’s really important to me, to stay healthy and happy- and to also find balance. Amongst all. Everyday in a new opportunity. Everyday is a new lesson. Each moment is a new opportunity- and grateful that I took tonight for me- to just make a bunch of great, healthy food (Kitchari) and listen to my fave voice of consciousness- Abhraham Hicks. Managing the three pillars of life- is something worth managing and I recognize how I feel with I am taking care of my digestion, or taking care to get enough sleep- or taking care of my sexual energy. But I have been successful at least every day in managing my sexual energy- and I think that has been my saving force on those days I only slept 3 hours.

Today I was at work, and the confined space I was observing I was by myself when the men needed to go do something- and I really began to get into my home-work. I am currently studying from the EENT (Ears, Eyes, Nose and Throat) section. It’s also a great section, but I have a lot of home-work. Practical projects, insight projects and well a lot of vocab and questions.
So I was getting into it- then I stopped to just laugh at myself.

There I was sitting with coal covered coveralls, safety glasses, hard hat, male steel toes boots, an oversized safety vest and a half face mask- sitting in a beach chair and using a box as a table… ear plugs in- I could still hear the buzzing and humming and grinding and banging noises all around me. I stopped to take a breathe- as I just realized how crazy that I am studying, at the bottom of fucking huge boiler! Down at the air ducts… almost the bottom of it all- just a 32 year old, Ayurvedic Student, covered from head to toe in Personal Protection Equipment… in her own little area… with pipe fitters on the other side of a barrier wall, with electricians on ladders behind me, boiler makers welding in front of me, scaffolders taking down scaffolding to the right of me… workers – working above me.   Just studying, being aware of my job and responsibilities- but also having the opportunity to read a bit of my school work.

I looked to the right and saw the huge turbines- that power a part of my province as well as potentially the states. (Note to self: Find that out). Coal dust every where, sparks flying- people moving… and well…. I just thought, how different this place is than where I was studying right before I came here.

Before I was studying in my room a lot or at the beach. The last day of studying, I was wearing only my bathing suit and the only protection I had on- was SPF 15 and potentially sunglasses. I wrote words in the sand, and looked around and saw surfers and beach lovers… sometimes a dog… I looked to the right and saw nature, beach plants and more beach…

SUCH A DIFFERENCE.

Life is so wild, so beautiful.

I sat there today, making money-  and happy. Grateful. Today wasn’t a day at the beach. It was a day at the Power Plant… but it’s nice to know I can be happy, wherever I go.

I was so worried before I came home- to know if I could balance work and school at the same time… wanting to have meaningful moments as well with people… and I am really happy about how the past months have been. I have really been meeting great people, getting personal with people, managing my studies (so grateful that me mentor is still meeting with me weekly) and showing up to work on time every day. I am so happy- that there is only a week or so left… and it’s pretty full on right now. But what a great inspiration to take into the near year, to be able to take this dedication and work ethic to make something great in Mexico. If I was putting 10.5-12 hours a day into work while being in Mexico… I could really make my dreams come true.