I.LOVE.Water.

The sound of rushing water…like grains of rice infinitely dropping into a wooden bowel.

I keep waiting for me to “grow up” and not be excited to hear such a sound, but I still have a smiling sigh when I hear the river, creek, waterfall, rain, bubbly brook.

Some how water makes me feel more alive.  Makes me pause and be thankful for the things around me.   Makes me stand in awe of the creation around me.

I. LOVE. Water. 

It’s true.  In more ways than one.  At home it isn’t obvious how much I drink, but overseas where clean water doesn’t come out of the faucet, it becomes drastically evident.

I inhale water like air.  There’s nothing quite like it, and even though it’s not truly a food, I do believe it’s my favorite “food” in the whole world.  Water: straight from the tap or in the form of a slushy ice cube or steaming out of a drink that will warm my insides…water is my lifeline.

And it’s amazing to look at too!

A few weekends ago I took my first trip outside of the Kathmandu Valley.  Climbing up a “mountain” with a new and dear friend, water kept us company.

The bubbling creek created a curiosity in me that enticed me to follow the stream upwards. 

The gush of a waterfall had a soothing, yet rumbling sound.

The reflection in a few puddles were like pieces of framed artwork. 

And of course the water bottle in my hand made it possible to climb.  (I only wished I would have brought more).

The people here love water too.  While hiking, it was seen coming from statues and sacred areas covered in bright colored flags of prayer.

And reaching the top, water surrounded us in the form of white, thick clouds and a bit of fog.

See?  Isn’t water amazing?  It comes in a multitude of forms.

Clouds.Fog.Snow.Rain.Ice.Glaciers.Steam.

Lakes.Creeks.Rivers.Waterfalls.Streams.Oceans

SwimmingPools.SkiSlopes.HotTubs.SkatingRinks.

Sledding.Tubing.WaterSkiing.WaterParks

Snowcoveredtrees.Puddles.Icicles.SnowcapedMountains.Mist.Rainbows.

What makes water so beautiful?  Why does it capture my soul and fill me with awe?  Water is wonderfully miraculous, a gift I treasure.  It’s just one more thing that makes me smile and a reminder to all.

 Drink water. 

(It’s the advice I’ve given out the most in the Kathmandu clinic.  Water is healing.)