Prana means breathing.
Lake Atitlán 2018.
How lovely life is by his side. It's Saturday morning, waking up in a beautiful, incredibly peaceful boutique hotel he booked for us, I can feel nothing but gratefulness. I had never been loved in such a healthy, selfless way; it feels marvellous. The first thing I read as I enter the room is "Prana is a Sanskrit word that translates as vital life force, it means breathing".
The day is just perfect, we have a beautiful view to the lake, a pool of salt water, stunning design in every room and outstanding service. The hotel offers yoga classes and remarkable exteriors. The perfect choice for what I needed. He always takes care of me when I am too distracted to do it.
I am having trouble to be fully present, it has been months since the last time I meditated and it is obvious to me how much I need it. He holds my hand, he knows me too well to know my mind has been somewhere else for the last few minutes, he softly kisses my forehead and asks if I am having a good time. Of course I am. He fails to know how great he is, but he smiles as sweetly as only he can.
We are laying by the pool, and I decide to go in. I am freezing. He laughs from the beach bed, he knows he just fooled me and he won't come in. God, he looks so good when he laughs. I don't want the weekend to come to an end but it is inevitable, I try to make the evening seem longer but we are so tired we can't hide it. First thing in the morning we will take the boat back to the car after two days of pure happiness.
Water never fails to touch my soul. We found a nice spot in the hill to share a couple drinks with the best view, I lay in the hammock and he swings it from his chair. Perfection.
Some people say love is electricity, but I think love is calm, it is breeze and a beautiful reminder of how valuable time is.
Mindfulness became air to me when nothing else could help me breath. It came to my life as a tender gift, it wrapped my soul. It changed everything; my self-love was always good but it made it permanent. Coming here made me remember how much it means to me. And it was all his idea. How thoughtful it is to take care of me by empowering me to take care of myself. This kind of love goes beyond my expectations. Far beyond any idea I could have had of what love is supposed to feel like and it makes it incredibly worthy .
As we go back in the boat all I can say is thank you. How lovely life is by your side.
Para Andrés, mi amor incondicional. Por todo lo que hemos pasado; lo bueno, lo malo y lo que queda tatuado en el alma.
Te amo.
