Mexico Inspiration Journal_018

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A handwritten journal entry with a photograph of three individuals at a bar, accompanied by notes about a trip to Varanasi.

Title: Mexico Inspiration Journal_018
Alternative Title: Mexico Inspiration Journal
Creator: Karen Blessen
Date: 2017
Description: The image shows an open spiral-bound notebook. On the left page, there is a photograph of three individuals standing at a bar, with shelves of liquor bottles in the background. The individuals are smiling and appear to be in a casual setting. The right page contains handwritten notes in English, detailing a trip and personal reflections. The handwriting is in black ink, and the text is dated February 4, 2017, and February 5, 2017, at 3:19 AM.
Identifier: 017_2017_February 2017_Mexico Inspiration
Dates Completed: February, 2017 - February, 2017
Keywords: Cocooning; San Miguel de Allende; Mexico; 29 Pieces; Funding crisis; Photography; Beauty; Color; Doorways; Reckoning; High altitude; Breathlessness; Chronic pain; Expatriates; Demographics; Varanasi; Mortality; Health crisis; Butterfly Reserve; Pulmonary embolism; Hospitals; Epiphany; Limitations; Possibility; Self discernment; Calling; Belief; Habits; Divine guidance; Joy; Wounding; Prayer; Lightness; Friendship; Difficulty; Diminished strength; Defeat; Renewal; Disappointment; Admiration
Transcription: Left Page:
Robert Menzies & Vancouver.
Teaches History of Religion.
Teaches Troubled Teens.
Natalie Strecker, Vancouver.

Right Page:
my husband that I want to go there to die. He lit up & said he'd told his wife the same thing.
When Gretchon + Kelly came home from the walking history tour, Gretchon said that Kelly had told her I want to go to Varanasi to die.
What a bizarre bit of synchronicity. On this trip, when I'm listening for hints, this has been noted.
Saturday February 4, 2017
Good night's sleep. Dinner last night at Mi Vida - fish in squid ink.
Sunday Feb 5, 2017, 3:19
Awake. Feeling defeated + depleted.
San Miguel is ancient, historic. Beautiful. But I feel like a
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Is Part Of: Mexico Inspiration Journal
Relation: Image Gallery