Before coming to
Norway I felt as though I wanted to settle down and have a place to call home
again. I still do but being able to be free without working and enjoy the
outdoors, kayaking and my friends has made me get itchy feet again and want to
explore the world again.
It’s also given me
time to reflect on friendships. Sometimes when I’ve really needed my friends
around me they have disappeared and this trip has made it clear who are true
friends and which ones are on the surface. I am not the only person who would
question this aspect of my life as many friendships are formed and broken
everyday for many people out there. It has also shown me that people who you
didn’t think valued you in fact care deeply and will show so much generosity
and kindness that it opens your mind to view the world with fresh eyes.
Sometimes it’s easy to
let negative energy from other people or their hurtful actions bring you down.
It can also be difficult to pick yourself and the pieces up again. I’ve always
had the frame of mind when people deliberately hurt you in a way that is unjust
that it is to fulfil their own needs and create some joy from another persons
downfall or it could be out of jealousy or their own insecurities.
For some time I’ve
allowed other people’s actions define my own opinion of myself, allowed it to
create insecurities in myself that were non exist prior. I am proud of myself
for learning to deal with their actions by instead of letting it bring me down
to now think ‘okay that was kind of shitty’ and move on, not focus on something
out of my control and think of all the positives.
As myself all I can do
is to continue to treat everyone around me with kindness and respect. The
Universe finally listened and in what was an unideal situation initially turned
out to be one of the greatest 2 weeks I’ve ever had in Norway. I’ve made some
new friends and reconnected with friends who I’ve not seen for quite some time
who have shown me the same kindness and respect that I give them. Others have
gone beyond my expectations and I can’t thank them enough for the impact they
have made on my life.
Many people may think
that travelling is the easy life but when you have done it as long as me it can
take its toll. It is not easy when you don’t have a place to call home to
escape to or when you don’t have family you love with you all the time. But I
would choose no other life because the challenges it brings and the amazing
people you meet along the way is worth more than gold.
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