I had a really nice day. I slept in and after getting up did morning pages and then meditated. I sat for a full 40 minutes again this morning and then went into a short Reiki session. It was a really nice way to start the day.

I ended up meeting a friend of a friend this afternoon. We ran around and did some touristy stuff. A lot of it was stuff I’d already done, but it was fun to do it again. And most of it was stuff I’d been hoping to do again anyway. We went through the Blue Mosque and took a boat ride on the Bosphorous. I really enjoyed spending the day with him and doing those things. I haven’t spent a lot of time with someone like that in a long time. I really felt a lot more like my old self – joking and able to just relax and enjoy the day. I haven’t felt like I’ve really been able to do that so much this past year. It was really wonderful to feel like my old sense of humor is coming back. I miss it, a lot. This city is so beautiful though and I really like being here. The food is delicious and there are many, many attractive men around. It’s a great place to heal and just enjoy life. I’m grateful to be here and to be able to have and enjoy this experience for what it is. How wonderful.

And with that I’m off to bed. I’m tired from another long day of walking. I will hopefully spend some more time with J tomorrow bumming around Istanbul or even just being lazy.