Israel, Where my Heart is at Home
So most of you don't know, but I arrived in Israel on Friday morning at 3:00am. It was time to visit family! A quick escape from Hong Kong, a somewhat reasonable flight and I arrived in the Land of the Milk and Honey. My heart is at home!
One of the most moving moments of my life is every year when I spend at least 10 days or more in Israel. This truly is a spiritual country to be in, for many reasons. Reasons that my more recent family had worked hard and fought for years in order for me to find a place to call home. My grandmother, was in Bergen Belsen & Auschwitz - Stephen and I visited the camps last year in Poland. One cannot even COMPREHEND was persons such as my grandmother endured in order to procreate and keep the family and faith going.
I'm blessed, my family is for that matter blessed to have such strong persons who helped carve what we are today. To look deep into our routes and realize there is no such thing as 'I can't, I'm too tired to do, I'm not strong enough' and the list can go on and on. Being here rejuvenates my soul and brings back to life that what makes me who I am.
So this morning on my semi holiday, I woke up at 8:00am after going to sleep at 10:00pm. Mind you, holiday's in Israel are so soul-searching that you don't feel like PARTYING that as we Hong Kongers do, waking up on a beautiful day with a hangover in Israel is so much not an option that it just wouldn't happen. So, took my morning protein shake with bunch of fruits and vanilla flavoring, slapped on a bikini and found my way to the pool. . . . Look how gorgeous! The sun is ALWAYS shining is Israel!
How wonderful, since no one had arrived at the pool yet - just me, the sunshine and a great big pool! Ahhh and a new book that I started reading.
THE IMPACT CODE - Live the Life You Deserve, Nigel Risner
266 pages in the book and I managed to read 97 pages in an hour and a half. Though mind you I had been swimming for 30 minutes.
Its been a peaceful morning, enjoying being with myself - I never thought I'd be here. In a place comfortable enough that you can just BE.
Stephen, for years has been telling me try and be alone. Enjoy your silence and peace. It doesn't mean you don't want to be around anyone or with anyone in particular (as I always thought was the case) it just means your comfortable in your skin enough to enjoy life.
I now understand. Let me tell you I had the perfect partner, my book.
Stephen meanwhile is in France, enjoying his peace and silence too. Also enjoying being with his mom, who's birthday is tomorrow (as well as my dads). The man seems to be surrounded by Leos :) I speak with Ste at least once a day, saying hello for a quick min, giving him the update on our friends in Israel and those that are on the front-line in Lebanon and to say our prayers for them and their families.
I'm sure there will be pics and at least a story bout Stephens trip in France. I know he's having fun, training his moms dog, going for long walks and just really enjoying Life.
that's it for now folks, I wish some of you were here to share the experience or at least show you a part of me that you've never known.
With love and hugs,
Ifat*xox
One of the most moving moments of my life is every year when I spend at least 10 days or more in Israel. This truly is a spiritual country to be in, for many reasons. Reasons that my more recent family had worked hard and fought for years in order for me to find a place to call home. My grandmother, was in Bergen Belsen & Auschwitz - Stephen and I visited the camps last year in Poland. One cannot even COMPREHEND was persons such as my grandmother endured in order to procreate and keep the family and faith going.
I'm blessed, my family is for that matter blessed to have such strong persons who helped carve what we are today. To look deep into our routes and realize there is no such thing as 'I can't, I'm too tired to do, I'm not strong enough' and the list can go on and on. Being here rejuvenates my soul and brings back to life that what makes me who I am.
So this morning on my semi holiday, I woke up at 8:00am after going to sleep at 10:00pm. Mind you, holiday's in Israel are so soul-searching that you don't feel like PARTYING that as we Hong Kongers do, waking up on a beautiful day with a hangover in Israel is so much not an option that it just wouldn't happen. So, took my morning protein shake with bunch of fruits and vanilla flavoring, slapped on a bikini and found my way to the pool. . . . Look how gorgeous! The sun is ALWAYS shining is Israel!
How wonderful, since no one had arrived at the pool yet - just me, the sunshine and a great big pool! Ahhh and a new book that I started reading.
THE IMPACT CODE - Live the Life You Deserve, Nigel Risner
266 pages in the book and I managed to read 97 pages in an hour and a half. Though mind you I had been swimming for 30 minutes.
Its been a peaceful morning, enjoying being with myself - I never thought I'd be here. In a place comfortable enough that you can just BE.
Stephen, for years has been telling me try and be alone. Enjoy your silence and peace. It doesn't mean you don't want to be around anyone or with anyone in particular (as I always thought was the case) it just means your comfortable in your skin enough to enjoy life.
I now understand. Let me tell you I had the perfect partner, my book.
Stephen meanwhile is in France, enjoying his peace and silence too. Also enjoying being with his mom, who's birthday is tomorrow (as well as my dads). The man seems to be surrounded by Leos :) I speak with Ste at least once a day, saying hello for a quick min, giving him the update on our friends in Israel and those that are on the front-line in Lebanon and to say our prayers for them and their families.
I'm sure there will be pics and at least a story bout Stephens trip in France. I know he's having fun, training his moms dog, going for long walks and just really enjoying Life.
that's it for now folks, I wish some of you were here to share the experience or at least show you a part of me that you've never known.
With love and hugs,
Ifat*xox
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