Hello, Hive!!! 👋🏻👋🏻👋🏻
I'm ecstatic to be back after twenty-two (22) days of inactivity. I've set my Hive goals for this year and twenty-two (22) days of inactivity is surely not part of that list. But my life has been a whirlwind adventure lately; one week I'm all down and weary and the next, I'm up and flying literally and figuratively.
What happened in the three weeks that I've been AFK? Well, I just came back from a week-long department-wide convention held at one of Mactan's famous resorts. It's our first since the pandemic; everyone was excited to meet our workmates from all over the Philippines.
The week prior to this, I spent eight (8) days solo backpacking some of my country's underrated Provinces. This is my first time doing solo backpacking since Covid happened. My last was in June 2019 when I explored Zamboanga, Basilan, Sulu and Tawi-tawi all by myself. Now that reminds me that my travels had piled up and I should speed up writing about each one of them before another trip takes place! Where on earth can I buy extra time?!
And the week prior to that? Let's just say my anxiety kicked in again and I went unimaginably carzy for an entire week. Glad made it without having to consult my psychiatrist again. I'm healing slowly but surely, that's for sure!
To be honest, I don't have much to say today. My energy level hit rock bottom when I came back from my solo backpacking. Deep inside, it was more of separation anxiety. I had so much fun exploring my beloved Philippines to the point I don't want to leave the laid-back, simple life of the country. Days are slow and for the first time in a very long time, life didn't feel so fleeting at all. I think that's when my energy left my body knowing that I'll be back to reality and although, the reality isn't so bad after all, is still more stressful.
I'll surely be writing more about my recent trip to Davao Region. For now, sharing photos I took on my way home from Davao City to Cebu City. What a beautiful sunset, right? I can worry all I want but when I look at this vastness, all it tells me is that life is beautiful. I just have to be there to witness it.