HAPPINESS

If there is a word fit to define the party at Lorneza’s it is: happiness. It seems incredible but now happiness has become an integral part of Desert Therapy everywhere and all the time, whether in the desert, city, sea or home. It only takes an occasion to get together and instantly the atmosphere transforms, like magic. Bad moods, worries, sadness pass and we find ourselves laughing, reaching out to one another, because no one is afraid of showing who they really are without reserve, as they lived in the desert. There are no conditions, age differences don’t matter: and the young ones even joke with those who could be their grandparents with spontaneity and joy, and together they plan new travels and get togethers. Topics of conversation never lack that is for sure and everyone is welcome. It is wonderful to know that an idea born in the desert to have people walk with me, has also turned into this. I see the happiness in their eyes, they are well, living a peaceful moment together, and this is not a small thing. It really gives me a lot.

DESERT THERAPY PARTY

Big preparations for the party tomorrow evening in the workshop of Lorenza, one of our travel friends who is allowing us to use her creative space to get together with most of the participants of the diverse editions of Desert Therapy. It will be a splendid occasion to meet new friends and to exchange holiday wishes in happiness and peace, with the desire to see each other again and to reconnect, as happens every time we get together. Therefore tomorrow I will return from my white refuge, where I have been isolated in order to write of my adventure with Fabio, and return to reality. It was a week of full emersion in the desert, with a strong emotional impact that brought my thoughts back to walking with my blind friend and relive the excitement of our unforgettable journey. And the party tomorrow will be the perfect epilogue to a special week.

Virtual Journey

The moment has arrived which I have been putting off, waiting for and at the same time dreading: I am working full time on the new book which tells of my adventure with Fabio. The long pause on the blog was not due to laziness, but the demands of writing again. I don’t suffer from writer’s block, actually it is the contrary, I have so much to tell that I fear I wont have enough space. I am completely immersed in it: with my mind there, in the middle of the desert and I am retracing step by step the journey, to relive every moment as if it were the present, feeling the fatigue even physically. To do this I have to isolate myself, stay alone and be with my thoughts, reconstructing every moment of the challenge. For a few days I decided to leave everyone and hide myself in my little retreat in the snow, to remember the special moments. Also Fabio is working and his writing, very different than mine, is from the point of view of a blind person living a life changing experience. The alternating of our testimonies is fusing together so well and the result is better than my most optimistic hopes. And thus….we go forward!