Vent: For you and me

In the fast pacing world today, where all we are supposed to do is move from one thing to another, from school to college, from college to work, trying to create a place for ourselves, trying to be remembered, we fail to just exist. To appreciate the parts in between. To stop and admire, feel. Speed may take us to the destination we have aimed for, but without the experience of the journey, it is pointless.  I have never been a big moment type person. It did not quite ever sit with me. I could never see, what they call is the big picture. I could only see smaller moments, the smaller picture.  It sets right with me. From my perspective, the bigger picture  is all of the smaller moments combined to make one big one. Kind of poetic, isn't it though?  See, a small moment could be anything - the feeling of drinking the first sip of chilled beer on a hot day, someone randomly complimenting you, holding hands, your partner running their fingers through your hair. There are...

One of the things that I've done constantly since last year, or at least became quite self aware of was growth. Growing as a person. 2020 was a lot of things and one of the things was the need for it. Maybe not for everyone but for those that needed it. I grew tremendously since last year, I don't know if it is visible to others or not, but I have. And it's such a peaceful feeling, that I'm not who I was a year ago. It was only last year that I learnt the importance of growing. The importance of taking risks, getting out of my own bubble, bursting it.  I have discovered several things about myself, who I am and who I can be and how important it is for me to have boundaries and to respect it when others have it too. To accept parts of myself I have been insecure of for as long as I can remember, it's a feeling I cannot put in words.  Now, I know, anything said is far easier than it is done. That is completely true and yes, doing anything practically is far more diffi...