Freedom.
This is a much bigger concept than the word implies though.
It means being able to have the freedom to be who you want to be, to be where you want to be and do what you want to do, all with the crucial rule of respecting others in the process.
The more you break this rule and show disrespect, the more freedom you lose.
Respecting people includes not preventing them from having their own freedom, and not hurting them or harming them in any way, physically or verbally.
Respecting is not limited to people though, it also means respecting animals and the planet.
Going on hikes in nature alone. This is my go-to relaxation exercise for when I am really stressed or I am facing tough decisions and tough times in general.
I may be alone, but, I wouldn't really want it any other way during those times. Being alone allows me to not have to focus on other people. It really allows me to not focus on anything at all. I can just keep on walking without focusing on anything specific. This allows my mind to calm down and relax, which then allows me to start thinking in a much clearer way, without the impulsive thoughts and emotions that I may have due to what ever the situation is in my life.
The people i meet along the way.
Life is a long journey, ill meet many very important people.
I dont think that i know how to be a good frined. Its a skill i have yet to develop properly.
I do try my best, but i know that i need to improve on many things, mainly my patience with people.
Peoples lack of compassion and understanding towards others, and the cruelty in peoples hearts, the abuse they put others through.
Not much else makes me truly angry like people do.
The difficulty in learning from others mistakes.
I spent my life hearing about how others in my family have done certain things that they wish they had not, actual regrets.
I grew up with the understanding that I would not do those things as they were not what I wanted in life. I knew the kind of life I wanted.
But, as easy as it was to "understand" that I wouldn't make those same mistakes, it was just as easy to actually end up making them.
Looking back, its still difficult for me to understand how I ended up doing the same exact things they did. At times I could even see situations coming. Other times I may have noticed it too late, but realized that I was in it, but still, in both cases, I was unable to get out of it.
Sometimes learning from past mistakes, your own and others, is far more difficult than it seems.
Sitting in a forest. Doing nothing but being between the trees and nature.
Just being there is enough to set my mind free.
In a way i think it is.
It is definitely missing some very main things that I would like to have in ly life, but I have started putting things in motion.
It's slow, I would like it to go faster, but I think that rushing it could potentially cause more harm than good.
I see it as a whole. Full and empty, which makes it what it is.
Its difficult to see the bright side of things sometimes, but its also difficult to not get blinded by the good.
The whole glass, full and empty, is perspective.
