Today is the New Year for the Hindu's, here in India. I celebrated this special day by going to Vagatar beach where I swam in the ocean and washed away all the negativity of the past year. A sort of cleansing to start the new year fresh. I am constantly amazed at how beautiful the beaches are here and how plants, trees, flowers, etc. flourish and add so much beauty to Goa. Amazingly beautiful.
Sadly, most people throw their garbage outside and constantly litter. I understand there isn't really any other option, when the city/state does not provide any sort of public or private garbage service, but it's still hard to see so much garbage thrown all over when we are in such a beautiful place. It is a great occasion when I am riding my bike and pass an area where Mogra (not sure what the English word is) is growing and you smell the sweet scent in the air...ahhh.
Several days ago, I went with some friends to the very north of Goa, about an hour drive Panjim, to a beach (I can't remember the name) where we spent another 15 minutes hiking along side a small path on the side of a hill, where we came to a fresh water lake next to the beach. It was amazing (a few photos will be posted on my FB account). I can't even begin to describe how beautiful it was, with palm trees surrounding the lake and small islands of lava rock in the lake. The lake is fed by a natural spring up the mountain where there is a natural clay/mud area where you can cover yourself in clay and then wash it off at the lake. So while swimming, the chain that kept the pendent that my aunt/godmother gave to me before she passed was lost! I was heart broken and even cried. I later learned that the Indians believe that if you lose something in the water, you are giving it back to the gods as a gift. Knowing this was comforting and I know that she's always with me, in my heart and a part of my very being. Another lesson for me in letting go.
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