playa del carmen

why always playa del carmen?

why is it so special to you?

you know there are so many more beautiful places in mexico?

yes, i know,

but here i grew the most.

here, i shed the layers that were trying to show the world i was someone else,

i unravelled the thorns that kept me trapped in a silent pain,

& laid down brick by brick the foundation of who i’ve become.

here, i broke the shackles & surfaced from a depth i thought would swallow me.

call it the ancestral spirit of this place,

but something here helped me remember who i am.

i met three teachers during my time here;

one showed me wisdom,

one offered me love,

& one handed me courage when mine ran dry.

so yes, every year i make my quiet pilgrimage,

to nod my head to the version of me that made it out.

to water the roots i planted long ago,

& tend to the garden i started with trembling hands.

& to whisper to myself beneath playa's majestic sunrises; - look how far you’ve come.

some places aren’t just places;

they become part of your becoming.

& this one?

it holds a piece of me i’ll never stop honouring.

by yogiwhale