My solo trip to Italy. A month living alone like I'm in Eat, Pray, Love

This is the story of when I moved to a coastal mountain town in Italy to live by myself for a month. In the months leading up to this trip, I kept getting this recurring thought. How many of us can truly say we're inspired by our own life? It's so easy to watch the lives of other people unfold before our eyes. I wanted to be inspired by my own life, not just theirs. I had the feeling that big changes were on the horizon in my life, and I was craving being out in the world with my journal and my thoughts and complete freedom. I figured living solo on an island in Italy would be perfect. We're in my apartment in Sicily. Not a very aesthetic view that I'm giving you. My bathroom, kitchen. We are about to head out. I'm so excited for this day. I've been kind of making these little day schedules for myself because I just don't want to miss out on all the things I want to do while I'm here. And I feel like sometimes when I'm out of my routine, I just get so scattered and I'm like, what is happening? What day is it? Today, we're going to a little coffee shop. I'm going to start off the day journaling and drinking a little cafe con leche. I'm just going to roam the streets. I feel like there's so many little side streets and places that haven't checked out yet. Then I want to get postcards and go to a little bar in the night and just write postcards to my friends and family and have some granita. It's like this Italian dessert. Lighting in my apartment, especially at night, is not the vibe. I want to get some candles. I'm wearing like socks and flats. And this is my one and only purse. I'm going to the beach. This is the look. Going to the grocery store. This is the look. Going to the town. This is the look. I'm going to fill this with all my little things. I have these scar things on my arms. I got stung by jellyfish. That is a story for another day. I am in the gardens right now. It's so peaceful. Just been wandering all day, honestly. I'm just looking through my journal, looking at the little entries and goals that I'd set for myself at the beginning of this year. And one of them literally says, live in Europe for a period of time. I only had three goals for this year and this was one of them. I'm just so in shock by how, especially in the past like three years, I would say, I just consistently keep finding myself in these realities that I've dreamt up for myself. I guess this is just a reminder that we have the power to shift our reality. If it's not feeling aligned for us, if it's not working or if we want something else, I feel like this concept of manifestation, such a key factor of it for me is feeling like I'm in co-creation. My life is just this little collaboration of my dreams and then God and divine timing and just the flow of life. So many things sometimes I can't control. Allowing myself a lot of times to just not have the answer and not know exactly how things are going to turn out. Good morning! I'm in the courtyard in the apartment that I'm staying at in Sicily. It's honestly just been the best little space for my morning rituals and I did yoga this morning in the garden. It's Monday today. I plan to go to the public library to do some work. These are my things I bring with me everywhere. My journal. I got this one on Salt Spring Island, which is an island near where I live and it's just like a refillable one and it has three different books in it. I'm reading The Artist Way right now. Computer, wired headphones. Let's go to the library. Okay, this library made me feel like I was in a movie. It had the most beautiful big windows that overlooked the ocean and it was kind of on this cliffside so you could see people walking the cobblestone streets below. I came here almost every day, mostly to work, but sometimes to read, listen to music, write, edit the videos I was taking. I've always been so drawn to libraries ever since I was a little girl. I would spend hours in the library in my hometown and now whenever I find myself in a new city, I somehow always make my way to the public library or a bookstore. I got this really cute perfume today. I just love these little like treasures and things that you collect along your way, your travels, different jewelry or scarves or just things that I've gotten in different parts of the world are honestly my favorite possessions because they just hold so many memories. The dogs are barking. We've got our bathing suit on. We're going to the beach today. My favorite kind of day. I'm so excited. I know solo traveling can be intimidating, but if it's something you feel drawn to, trust me, it will quickly become one of your favorite ways to build a stronger relationship with yourself. It feels so empowering to know that you have your own back and that you can feel completely content just by being in your own company. This was just a glimpse of the month I spent in Italy and maybe it encouraged you to get out into the world, even if you have to do it alone.