I have seen a huge improvement in my mood. I’m not really sure why. I assume there are a lot of factors. One, I’ve been getting out and seeing people more recently. I think quitting this job and knowing I’ll no longer be teaching English has helped a lot, too. I also think that knowing I’ll be going back to the US soon enough helps as well.

I booked my flight to Nepal today. I’m really excited and glad that I finally got the travel arrangements nailed down. I also got a confirmation email about this meditation program I’ll be doing so I’m really excited about that as well. I have really high hopes for this 10 day meditation retreat. I also kept seeing 7s today. While walking home before booking my flight I saw a license plate with 777. I then had some problems using my credit card on the airlines website and had to call customer service which had 77777 in the number. Then, when I was walking to catch the dolmus to Taksim I saw a Benz with the license plate 77 777. I haven’t been seeing a lot of 7s lately and then today boom, they’re everywhere. I take it as an auspicious omen of good things to come. Hopefully good things that have to do with Nepal, the meditation retreat and my eventual return home.

I already mentioned that my mood has been better today. I feel like these last couple months it’s been wonky. Like some days it’s ok, but other days it’s not good at all. It’s been a lot more on the ‘not good at all’ end of things lately which has been hard. The last couple days it really has been much better. I wish I could be at a place where I wasn’t thinking about my mood that much anymore. I have had times like that in the not so distant past. I hope to find them again. I just really don’t like being as focused on it as I have been lately. Anyway, it’s past 3 am here and definitely time to go to bed.