Sometimes, life throws us a googly and we really don't know how to deal with it. A weird panic grips us - we spend endless hours thinking how to deal with it, how it will pan out to why did this happen to us.
From covid to life's undesirable trials - she had seen it all. She had lived through a pandemic for the last 15 months, gone from being single to not so single to single again.
What she learnt in the process was that no matter how big the panic knot in her stomach got, one day, it will give way to the more palatable butterflies which come with the occasional happy moments. And the best thing about these happy moments is that, they could not only come on their own but could also be created by her.
That's what happened when she decided to leave the safe confines of her home and set foot out on a solo trip !
It was an adventure from the word go. Late nights, early mornings, gazillion steps, endless cuppas of chai, a drizzle of chilled beer and countless servings of maggi to go with it.
And oh! The people one meets and the experiences one gathers can be so beautiful! She was creating priceless memories that come with doing what brings joy to her - travel.
Getting in touch with one's ownself they say, is key in understanding what we want from life and what life means to us.
Adventure and outdoors - two things she loved more than anything else! Well, there is just one thing which she held sacred and above these two and that was her hard earned freedom or one could call it independence.
It's worth learning from nature around us as well - the river is full of turns and bends, it flows in spate and takes pieces of whatever it meets on the way along, meets the vast expanse of the sea eventually but retains its individuality and identity forever.
The mountains stand tall, come sunshine or rain, take on the colors of the weather - white, green and even brown. Yet, they are not unattainable and welcome those willing to scale their peaks with open arms!
She sat by the river, feet firmly dipped in the icy cold water, wind gently grazing her face and hair, and she thought to herself - this is life. This right here is my peace. I don't need another to complete me. She thought to herself - it would have been nice to call someone my own and perhaps one day it shall be that way and that will have an excitement and contentment of its own, but she knew that she was where she needed to be. She was happy, content and peaceful.
She had gone from despair to joy as she had hoped. She had crossed over, forever.
More power to you.
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