Flow

 


Flow…
Just that.
Simple yet continuous……
About 10 years ago, my paths crossed DIvya’s and Shantanu’s. I was going through a period of transition. The old was not yet over and the new was not yet born.
It is in these periods that the company of like-minded souls is particularly vital. Divya has always been the gust of fresh air while Shantanu, the rock, that so many of us anchor on to.
Over the years, our lives twisted and turned. We started as a teacher and two students. Soon, we formed a bond that was more than that.
Over time, their relationship grew as they came together as a couple. For me, its been so wonderful watching and participating from the banks as these two fiercely independent forces of nature straddling contradictions, somehow flowed together seamlessly!
So about a month ago, when they asked me to join them to Rishikesh, I immediately said YES! And much to my surprise (and their’s too!), I actually made the trip!
And over the past five days, we just flowed, ala the magical river!
A no-agenda trip. Just three people who enjoy the company of the other two! And in that simplicity, we flowed in the moment.
Stopping by a small café to yak, visiting the Sivananda Ashram, walking by the banks of the Ganga, stopping to admire the wild flowers, enjoying the yummy local treats or running away from the screaming hordes, we flowed.
And through all this, the stage was organically set for conversations to flow and connections to deepen. We shared what’s alive for us, what troubled us, what successes and failures we experienced and yes, we laughed!
We flowed!

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