“This idea makes me a little bit more trusting on the unfolding of events.”
I’ve created a piece that’s inspired by the thought that there’s a greater force that could see everything that I don’t.
It’s peering over the big picture.
This idea makes me a little bit more trusting on the unfolding of events.
Why shouldn’t I be more trusting?
I recall those nights in Siargao Island after the super typhoon in December 2021 when I was writing on my journal by candlelight. I was alone in a big two-story apartment that was fortunately spared from the typhoon’s wrath, but I had no idea when I could ever fly back to the city. I had no cash, same as almost everyone else who were dependent on debit cards, cash apps, and ATMs as there was no electricity, all communication lines were destroyed, there was no water flowing out of the faucets— I had to fetch from a well. Drinking water was also running out and food supply was about to go scarce. Imagine a life without electricity, internet, and not being able to tell your family that you’re still alive? But that’s the thing, I was alive! Then I miraculously got in a flight a few days later when we all thought we’re not ever going to see flying airplanes in months. That was extreme.
I remember this lady who owns the apartment we rented… she was singing out in the night rocking her baby in her arms, I was watching her from the balcony. The moon was full and the skies were so bright in the darkness. That gave me hope. The memory is still so vivid till now and probably for the rest of my life.
Funny that I remember this scenario for a different reason. It reminded me that if the typhoon didn’t happen, I had already moved to Siargao. Turns out, the universe has other plans for me.
When it comes to people I’d like to surround myself with though, I have more than enough brutal lessons to tolerate everything that isn’t good for my mental health. Good to know that this landscape has magically evolved in May (and magically means, I was able to overcome my own shit.)
I’m observant of the individuals I meet and their behaviors as they reflect my very own coming from all the chaos of last year. When I started attracting emotionally healthy people in May, I was so grateful about it. So then finally here comes the souls that are treating me right. There are simply individuals who are so at ease with themselves— the ones who ‘walk the talk’ that don’t have any qualms doing so. You know how we are so focused on shallow, superficial things we forget common human courtesy? There are those that spell “character” effortlessly. That’s gold.✨
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