Hello friends of Holos & Lotus. I definitely agree with my friend @charjaim aim that our life is a journey. A journey we're not aware of when we begin it, and I think in most cases, we're not even aware of when we finish it either.
A good friend was one of the first to show me life from this perspective. According to his beliefs, we come into this world with nothing, and our mission is to gather (learn) what we need so that when the time comes to leave, we can continue the journey.
But this is a journey for which we don't need material things, but spiritual things. Hence the importance of learning to select what we're going to take with us. I liked that idea from the first time I heard it. That's why I decided to participate in the initiative "This Life of Ours."
So... reflecting and also trying to answer the questions posed by @charjaim,
How has my journey been?
I could start by saying... it hasn't been easy, but I imagine it hasn't been easy for anyone. The little or much I've achieved so far has come after considerable effort.
I've had to learn the courage to fight for what you want, understanding that only what you put effort into is what you deserve. I've also learned that sometimes, no matter how hard you try, what you fight for doesn't come, at least not when you want it to.
In this journey, I've had to learn to let go of heavy burdens. Burdens that other people may have placed on my shoulders (consciously or unconsciously), but I'm the one responsible for not letting go.
On this journey, I've been accompanied by wonderful people (anchors, people of light). I've also allowed myself to be accompanied by shadow people who have hurt me, but I've also learned not to take it personally because, as popular wisdom says: No one can give what they don't have.
The people of light I mentioned earlier also taught me this. Along the way, I've realized that we are nothing without those around us. That we must learn to be ourselves, to love ourselves, to put ourselves at the center of the universe, but do so with humility.
On this journey, I've also learned that, since we don't know when it will be the last time, it's important to be clear with those we love. I mean, to make them see the value they have in our lives, to avoid falling into a farewell where we can't say goodbye.
On the other hand, did any particular event deviate my path? More than once, but the same fact. After several unavoidable events, but ones I would have preferred not to experience, I've realized that what has deviated me the most from my path is not having a proper course.
When I haven't been clear about what I want in life, anything has delayed, stopped, or prevented me from achieving my plans. It's simply that I didn't have a clear direction written on my GPS.
Why do I say this? Because in other, difficult conditions, I've continued forward despite... It hasn't been easy, but I've continued. I can even tell you that it's helped me break some of the emotional states I've gone through.
So... Do I easily chart my life path, or do I retrace my steps as opportunities arise? I've gone through both situations. Sometimes I've had my life well planned, and other times I haven't.
Sometimes that planning has crumbled into dust in the wind because contextual conditions caused it to. Other times, those same conditions have been the driving force behind my organizing my life.
What have I learned? That to get somewhere, you need to have a plan, in this case, a life plan. At the same time, we must be flexible because we can't control everything, and also because sometimes things we thought were beyond our control can be the starting point for a positive change in our lives.
With this in mind, and grateful for your company until the end, I bid you farewell, sending you a friendly hug, but first inviting my friends @yventura tura and @davidsantafe to participate in the initiative.
Text translated into English by Google Translate.
Images taken with my Xiaomi Redmi phone.