Enjoying the Moment
Get outside. Watch the sunrise. Watch the sunset. How does that make you feel? Does it make you feel big or tiny? Because there's something good about feeling both.
Amy Grant
April 7th, 2025
📍Bucerias, Nayarit, Mexico 🇲🇽
¡Saludos desde el desierto!
In my cabana at the Delta Hotels beach club
Oh, my friends, my soul overflows with peace and joy this morning.
I used my Marriott Bonvoy AMEX rewards points to book a four-day vacation at a Delta Hotels all-inclusive resort. Because of my Premium Elite status (thank you AMEX), I was upgraded to a villa, all paid for with points. It was such a treat to have this light-filled space (and amazing bed) to spend my vacation poolside
After taking this much-needed mini vacation, I arrived safely in Bucerias, which I will call home for the rest of this month.
Since arriving back in Mexico,
I’ve been taking early morning walks along the beach, collecting oyster shells for an earth altar and watching the tiger snake eels and sandpipers feeding on the shoreline. In the evenings, I’ve been enjoying listening to the flamenco guitarist playing at the restaurant nearby while watching the sunset from the beach that is only ten steps from my front door. Bliss!
With toes in the sand and a song in my heart, I feel happy, and my body is content.
I’ve settled into my space, bought groceries, walked around the area to gain my bearings, checked out the local restaurants, and made location-specific tweaks to my daily routine—something I must do in every environment I travel to. The afternoons are pretty windy here (Bucerias is the kite surfing capital of Nayarit), so I’m now spending my late mornings at the beach reading, then heading into the protected environment of my patio to work in the afternoons. By the time I’m ready to eat dinner, it’s golden hour, and I’m heading back to the beach to enjoy the sunset, plate in hand.
While this Type A schedule-loving businesswoman thrives in routine, I am also making sure to give myself plenty of opportunities to be spontaneous with my time—Which is how I found myself on horseback, walking the beach at sunset on Friday evening.
A Bucerias sunset
I spent three hours riding Chocolate next to Gustavo, a seasoned gaucho, chatting in broken Spanish as we slowly meandered up and down the beach, making multiple stops so he could say hi to his many amigos that we passed by.
I’m kicking myself for not getting any pictures, but the opportunity was so spur of the moment (we met on the beach) that I didn’t have my phone with me at the time. While I wish I could have captured the experience with photos, I am also grateful that this forced me to be present and enjoy the moment, something I am actively trying to do often in my travels.
I must admit that I’m struggling a bit to get work done here. And it’s no surprise when there are vacation vibes all around me. The allure of the beach and my book are strong, and some of my neighbors are great conversationalists.
That doesn’t make it easy to find the discipline to sit at my computer and check emails. Sometimes, I have to remind myself as much as the people around me, like my new friends here, that this is a remote working lifestyle, not a permanent vacation.
I am, however, making the most of my reduced workload at the moment, something I am grateful to have had the foresight to plan and create for myself while living at the beach. With that in mind, I am going to end this letter here. I wish you all a blessed week of God’s peace in your hearts and minds.
With Love,
Jennifer
P.S.- How does watching the sunrise or sunset make you feel? Drop a note into the comments 👇
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