wanderlust
n.: a strong or irresistible impulse to travel
i’ve been craving a vacation — in the most and least traditional sense.
a foreign land where strangers look you in the eyes, where storefronts overflow with fruits you’ve never seen before, where the cigarettes smell of cloves and kites litter the skyline.
my wanderlust (n.: strong or irresistible impulse to travel) feels genetic. my parents searched far and wide for something intangible — something i don’t think they ever fully found.
i’ve been to 18 countries (11 solo). it’s safe to say i could spend my life circling the globe and still find this appetite insatiable. there will always be something new to see. and no matter where i go, i inevitably return to the same place i can’t escape: myself.
my 2026 resolution is to repurpose everything in my life through a God-conscious lens. rather than chasing momentary satisfaction, i want to do everything i do — writing, traveling, living — as a loving offering to the Divine. this is bhakti yoga: the yoga of loving devotion.
nothing else can fill the God-sized hole in my heart.
“When you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it.”
— Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist
yours,
christina
personal practice: it’s still january, which means there’s time to reflect on 2025 and plan for 2026! i love using YearCompass, a free guided booklet that helps clarify what’s most meaningful in each area of life.
book recommendation: The Journey Home: Autobiography of an American Swami by Radhanath Swami — giving Eat Pray Love with more near-death experiences. i couldn’t put it down.
P.S. i’d love to hear what you’re up to! comment, text, or reply to this email and let me know your high and low of 2025 and what you’re looking forward to in 2026 :)