When I was in my late 20s, I often visited my boy-friend-at-that-time in Marina Del Ray, CA. He was the one who brought me to Navajoland. We visited Navajoland together three times. We broke up after our third visit to Navajoland.
After I broke up with him, I noticed a strong passion in me to visit Navajoland again. But in the past three visits, he was my interpreter and guide, and I fully depended on his help. I didn’t think I could do it by myself, without his help.
In such days, my friend really encouraged me to visit Navajoland by myself. She used to tell me “don’t think too much; just follow your passion”.
When I listened to my gut feeling, aka, passion, it kept on insisting me to visit Navajoland by myself. So, I made my mind to follow my passion.
I flew to Los Angeles with an open air plane ticket. I rented a car close to the airport, went to a store and got a road map. Since GPS was not available in those days, I needed to write down all the directions with the detailed mileages and freeway numbers. Then, I jumped in the car at 4 am in the morning, and drove all the way to Navajoland. After 12-hours’ drive, I arrived at Navajoland, where I was embraced by the land’s gentle energy. This is how my journey to Navajoland has begun.
My friend was right. Sometimes we need to stop thinking hard, but just follow our passion. Our brave action will bring a new path for us in the future.
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