Savoring the Journey

Blogging again

First off I would like to say good day! Thank you for giving the time to read this. It's like almost a year since I last wrote a blog. Damn! Your boy needs to step it up! A lot had happened over that span of time. Me and my girlfriend broke up, my dog died, Didn't pass the final interview of my dream job.
But it wasn't all sad. I've met a lot of interesting people along the way, started doing more for myself, learning more to be better, disciplining myself in regards to my mental and physical health, just stepping out of my comfort zone and exploring things that I normally wouldn't do to challenge myself.
And if you are feeling down and stuck, I encourage you to keep on going.
And hope your journey will be fuckin awesome!

The Moment

(A picture I took while hiking, it was such a nice day)

The present to be exact, not the past, not the future but the you who are reading this right now. That's the reality. Past are memories and the future is an expectation full of mysteries.
Often people would focus on what lies ahead and forgetting that the future does not exist. Anything could happen when we least expect it, so why not just focus on the current you, and how you are writing your stories.
It's this moment that you are here, that's the gift you have. Some people didn't have the privilege to see what it's like today. Couldn't see how beautiful the day is, didn't had a chance to enjoy the 'specialty of the day' of their favorite restaurants, Didn't had a chance to say to their loved ones what they wanted to say.
That's the privilege that we have in this moment, being alive and well, that is much more than any money or any material things you could ever get.
"Live the moment", is not just a phrase you can take lightly and should take for granted.
It's a way of saying "hey, you have the gift of being alive today, why not appreciate and use it well?". So let's give it our best for THE MOMENT.

The Journey

I recently started hiking from last month because I was inspired by a friend to go out and just do it (kudos to you sister). And I am really glad that I did. I had so much realization after that.
They always say "It's about the journey and not the destination" and although I understood the words I never really did understood the deeper meaning of it. I mean yeah we should enjoy the journey, but isn't the purpose, to get to your destination? That is what I generally thought.
Until I started hiking. First it was quite troublesome, I had a lot of complaints as to why people do this.
You see, when we look at only the difficult part of things we tend to question "why do I do this?", "Is this even worth it?". Our focus is to get out of the current situation we are in and want to go back to our comfort.
But the thing about hiking is that, once you are in the middle of it, there is no fuckin turning back. If you stay there, you're fucked, if you go back then all your efforts would be put to waste and you go back to your old self, still you're fucked. Right then and there I understood the the phrase "You have to burn bridges to the road to success". You have to close out the option to dwell back in the past. Having no option to go back or stay, means that you can only move forward and if you don't like it, then you better learn to fuckin enjoy it my guy.

An hour into the hike when I was done contemplating on how difficult it is, I got used to it and just started enjoying being tired and still making the effort to move on. Being proud of myself of the dedication I put into it.
Difficulty and tiredness was never the hindrance. The thing that wanted me to stop was my lack of discipline, resisting every step when instead I was supposed to enjoy it.
Was supposed to savor every moment of it, good and bad.
You can't expect it to be all good, difficulty also comes with the whole package. That is how we move forward.
Once I stopped resisting I've learned to embrace it and the difficulty that comes with it.
I embraced the fear of getting bit by snakes, coz that's how my imagination works, the effort of crawling up steep rocks, even my fear of heights, savoring each step and looking around the great places I couldn't have the chance to see if I went back.
Then I stopped thinking about when my trail would end and just kept on going.
When I got to the top, well... it was great, the view was awesome and all, and I was proud that I reached there.

(at the top)

But for real I was also kind of sad that it ended because I was falling in love with the process of just going there. So I just took some photos and then started heading back, because I was more interested in going back in trail going down then staying at the top.
Right then and there I understood it's not about the destination, it's about how you savor the journey on your way there, that's what makes hiking fun.

Lesson

If you want something, that's nice.
You have motivation to keep on going. But in reality motivation will not be there with each and every step of your journey. You will get disappointed, you will get hurt sometimes, and maybe you'll get beat up so bad that no motivation or inspiration will keep you from wanting to go back. But you know what does? It's accepting that those things come with the package and falling in love with yourself and the efforts you put into the process to keep on going.
For me that is how we should go through life. And if you are going through something and feel like giving up. Stop and think for a moment where you are currently on your journey, don't think about the past and don't think about the future or where you will be heading.
You're already in the middle, so just savor it.