What's out there?
And there too...
Whichever this road is leading us to...
Life beyond the trees...
Last year, I've written here that one of my wishes goals was to explore at least 5 different towns if I remember correctly and we did good with that for we visited 3 and explored other provinces too.
After the new year's get away, the husband and I was having a plan to continue where we left off and discover more places, may they be within our locality, those in proximity, or even farther away.
Another thing we agreed to do is to be more mindful of our health and well-being. Although we are both generally healthy, we know we had been quite careless in indulging ourselves more on instant food in 2022 and letting some of life's circumstances spoil our moods at some point too.
I guess these goals now count as our not-so-secret resolutions for the year?
So how is it going so far?
I am thankful that the husband is making good of his words to spare time for some road trips which he suggests we'd do every weekend (one I had to bargain with a couple of days ago because I'm still trying to get back to my best self from the past week's escapade which got me feeling exhausted). We had 3 trips between the 29th January to 4th alone so my body is clamoring for some rest, hehe!
Last month, we have been to two provinces and a few towns, some of which I have already shared on my previous posts. They were enriching experiences which I believe will stay with us through the years.
Sometime ago, we met an uncle who advised us to take time and see more of what's out there instead of spending much of it working, working, working and earning moolah. That uncle suffered from a few strokes which made him immobile and even when he wanted to visit other places where he had been invited to, he just couldn't because of his health conditions.
On Christmas, an aunt teased us (on a serious tone) that having no kids, we should be out there enjoying life. That made me ponder and silently asked myself, "Aren't we loving life already?" But I somehow understood what she really meant.
Last weekend, I spent hours crying with a loved one in the city when I learnt that she was given a hard pill to swallow by her long-time physician (she was told she may have just a few years to live). The emotional stress I had at that time took a toll on my being that I've been feeling physically exhausted for days. But it was a wake up call too for the husband and I to really reflect upon our lifestyle and how we are leading our lives up until now.
And so I'm kind of in a meditative mode these days. Life is what we make it they say, and we are determined to let things flow more on the positive side as we enjoy and love more this beautiful life.
Photos are my own. 08022023/09:40ph