November 2, Palermo - Today I came back to the hotel room in the late afternoon to drop off some of the things we had purchased on the quiet street my mom and I walked today, dotted with artisan’s shops.

I thought it would be a good idea to do a ten minute meditation on the Calm app to rest and center myself before I headed back out into the crowds, to the shops, the markets, the people - I was so eager to go, go, go.

I did the self-imposed quiet time while the world waited outside. But it felt like I was dying.