The places we visit need not be remarkable. It’s our interaction with these places that make our visits “unique”,SisterSchmooze: Unique Visits
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Getaway Takeaways
A tendril of sunshine wound its way through the wooden latticework on my porch and tapped me gently on the shoulder looking for attention.
It couldn’t have come at a better time. After three weeks of intense deadline pressure for me and a virus that wouldn’t disappear for my husband we were oh-so-ready for warmth and a touch of leisure. Heeding the call of the sun we turned to a last-minute travel website found a good deal and after a few clicks and a half hour of throwing things into a suitcase we were off for an unplanned visit to the Dead Sea.
One of the great things about a quick vacation is the time it gives you to think about stuff — not the usual to-do list but simply random musings about life. Here are some of the thoughts I carried home with me: my top four takeaways from our visit to Yam Hamelach.
1. Change your position. It was women’s hours in the spa and I was so comfortable floating on the warm caressing oil- and mineral-filled waters of the indoor Dead Sea pool staring at the sparkling blue sky through the enormous skylight overhead. I was tired and relaxed and absolutely didn’t want to move. After a while reluctantly I changed my position bobbing cross-legged on the water and was immediately mesmerized by the gorgeous reflection of the sun’s rays on the bottom of the pool. And the thought filtered into my half-dozing brain: Meem you get comfortable you like where you are — but if you don’t sometimes change your position your perspective on life you’ll miss out on the new and beautiful.
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