The Starting Point
Mt. Tapyas, Coron, Palawan, September 2018 It all dates back to the time I was hit with a dawning realization. I started year 2019 on a low note without much expectation yet with good grounds for hope. I thought I was already satisfied with how my life's going. I have a decent job with a reasonable salary. On top of that, I get to travel for recreation in an attempt to maintain work-life balance. Everything seemed fine until I began to question the way I was living life - go to work, get back home, eat out, travel out of town. Eventually, it felt dull and repetitive. It's like draining my energy inefficiently and I knew something was lacking. I didn't have a clear direction or blueprint for my life. I can't tell exactly if I stopped dreaming or I stopped believing in my dreams (or both), to the extent that I felt I was no longer growing, not even making an impact. This led me to decide to look at life on a different vantage point. Somewhere unfamiliar ...