Friday, Day 4 of 4: We saw the sunrise at Machu Picchu today. As we were heading up, I thought of my brother Dino's beautiful life and, as I often do and have done on this trip, gave thanks for it. He had an incredible 22 year journey which I know he's simply continuing up in VIP…
We appreciate that Nolan keeps Uncle Dino's spirit alive by being himself; as comfortable in his own skin as Dean was: dancing on a whim, having a witty line for almost anything and making friends wherever he goes.
Which leads me to Nolan's idea for the trip: take selfies with as many llamas, alpacas, dogs, cats, cacti, horses, donkeys and sheep as he could. This is what inspired the posed selfie shot we took below.
Along with selfie'ing, this early Friday morning also brought gifting. Nolan gave our trek guide and friend Ozzi The Hobbit after having finished it. Ozzi was incredibly touched, as was I.
Today's gem: Teaching Nolan about "see you later" and how much love, life and truth there is in saying it. It made his separation from Ozzi much easier. We were happy to have answered a peaceful "No, honey" to the question "Do I *have* to say goodbye to Ozzi today??" They had become great friends. In fact, we've never heard Nolan be so conversant with anyone.
There's something…
…something about travel and being in nature for multiple days, nurtured by the Andes and Andean sun (when she decided to pop her head out) that connects you so fully with those around you. We all felt it in our own way and I know it filled our hearts (and lungs) right up.
To top it off, and because the world is generous if you believe her to be, we closed out the special day by connecting with Dino's dear, dear friend John Rupers for dinner in Cusco. What are the odds? Oh that's right: Wherever you are in the world is exactly where you're meant to be.
We laughed, spoke of him all throughout and toasted to his life. As John so beautifully stated, we remembered how our Dino Delight "never wasted energy." He loved and lived his 22 years with very little attention paid to the small stuff. Because so much of it is, indeed, small stuff…
Spend it loving, living, traveling, selfie'ing, gifting, smiling, connecting to what's true…for you, for those you love and even those you don't know you love…yet.
I can't WAIT to share Day 4, Part 2 with you.
Until then, enjoy your business, enjoy your life!
Life is good,
