Less than two weeks left in India. These last couple of days have been difficult. I’ve done a pretty good job staying positive and trying to maintain a sense of humor about it all, but it’s been tough. The place I checked into today is a really crappy and not, in my opinion, worth anything close to what I’m paying for it. But, then tonight I went and ate dinner at the rooftop restaurant next to my hotel and got to stare at the Taj Mahal while the sun was setting. It was beautiful and so unreal to be staring at the Taj Mahal. It made the difficulty and trouble of traveling in India worth it. Tomorrow I’m going to get up super early and visit it. I have to be checked out of here by noon. I hope to leave here by 6:15 am or so. Yay!

God. Not God. I don’t believe in God in the way so many people do. I definitely don’t believe in the God that religion tries to get people to believe in. I’m not sure what I believe, but I’d like to increase my understanding. I feel like my spiritual practice has grown stagnant. It also feels like my spiritual growth has stagnated. I think there’ll be a jump when I’m back in the US. It’s a big change and likely to produce some movement on the spirituality front. It’ll definitely be interesting to see how well I’m able to let God do for me what I cannot do for myself.

Ok, time for bed. I’m exhausted from getting up so early today. I’m also getting up so early tomorrow I really need to go to bed.

Gratitude List:
Laying eyes on one of the most beautiful buildings in the world
Less than 2 weeks left before I fly back to the states
Getting much more aggressive with the pushy touts and guides in India