A Paradigm Shift on the Highest Point of Cebu

in OCD4 years ago (edited)



This is not a travel blog
This is an ode
To a moment in my life
When I have decided
That I had enough of it

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It was up in the mountains
On the highest point
Of the island
Where I've lived
All my life



I remember the clouds
That floated while I walked
I remember the trees
The vegetation
That watched me
While I shivered in the cold

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I want to write
About that moment
Because I need it
To remind myself



That you can't harvest
What you did not sow
You can't keep going
If you don't know where to go

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But despite all of that
There is more to life
Than harvesting and going
There is the in-between
The space to be still
And to take in the field
To observe the path where you're in



It was there
That I received
A call that pushed me
To the edge of my path

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It was there
That I was forced
To look down and realize
That there was more
Beyond the worries
I left in the city
That kept haunting me



I was forced to be still
And to look down
At my freedom
Blossoming and green
Right in front of me

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I had an epiphany
Up there in the mountains
That propelled me
To start making decisions



That brought me
To where I am now
And that took me
Away from a place
That kept holding me back

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My eyes were opened
And I saw differently
Everything shifted
And my world
Changed in front of me



I finally asked myself
Why do you keep
Subjecting yourself
To the same torment
The same problems
Over and over again

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When you can simply
Decide that you've had enough
You always had the choice
You just needed to take it


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From that moment on
I knew what I had to do
I knew what I needed to let go
To free myself from the pain


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There was really more to life
Than harvesting and going
I stopped
And looked around me


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There was so much more for me
To do
To feel
And to experience


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Viktor was right
There is a space of stillness
A space where you can
Start to live your life truly


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 4 years ago  

I never thought you had this when we were there. 🤔 I'm amazed!

That trip was really memorable to me. I'm really happy we decided to go there with Mamsh that Sunday. 😁

 4 years ago  

This was so touching and intriguing! Very nice style of write up. I really loved the photos you placed along the way. Very nice ~

I'm glad you liked it! This is my first time doing this kind of post and I was a bit anxious with sharing something so vague yet personal.
I really needed the reminder since I'm kind of stuck in a rut right now. Looking at the photos I took at the mountain was really helpful in easing my worries.

 4 years ago (edited) 

I definitely know what you mean about the personal part.

So glad your worries are at ease now. Sometimes writing out our feelings/emotions does help :)

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