SOARING

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 “Wind Beneath My Wings” a song by Bette Midler, old and classic. 

It was full of love. A song loaded with a message of thanks. That finally the once young and innocent eagle can finally fly and spread her wings.

It is a wish that this eagle, no matter how old, will one day be able to sing the song dedicated to her hero.

Yes, you were once my hero. “I would be nothing without you.” I thank you because now “I could fly high, higher than an eagle ‘cause you are the wind beneath my wings.”

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However, along the way when the eagle was already spreading her wings in full swing, her hero doesn’t want her bird to fly high. Suddenly the wind wants her bird to stay low. She wants a lovebird out of the eagle.

And so the eagle rebelled. She took her chance as soon as she saw an opening and once again spread her wings in full. She flew not high but far. Farther than she can fly until she lost her way back home.

Sometimes in the midst of a storm the eagle misses the warmth and comfort of her old home, but she has already lost her way back long ago.

That no matter how she misses the comfort of her hero, the eagle will continue to soar possibly higher each day until her journey ends.  

REALIZATION

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Whoa! Seven more days and a plus one will again add to my age.

Well, I actually don’t mind. I have no issues with my age. Except that every time I look back I can’t help but somehow think of the things I didn’t get to do. Those things I could have done for myself.

Other people view aging positively. They say as we all age, we become much wiser and sharper. It comes with age, so it’s okay to grow old.

And age for some brings a certain level of confidence and maturity because it means you have come across various challenges in life and weathered it.

RAMBLINGS

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I understand. I know how you feel. Stop running away because you are not alone.

I know how it feels. That thought? That you’re the only one who cares? That they don’t bother to remember? That it’s okay that you are not around? I was once there. Every person by chance or freewill had been there too. So don’t turn your back. Stop pushing people away. It will hurt you more.

 You see, in an attempt to ease your pain, sadness or frustration, because you thought that the planets of the universe were conspiring against you, and the world didn’t seem to care, you went far and have kept your distance. The worst thing you could do, and I hope will not happen, is to cut your communication with them.

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If you intend to do that, for how long do you want to detach yourself? Two, three, five, seven, ten years? Are you sure? Don’t be silly. You may have been hurt by people who at one point was close to you or someone you have met and been with, but distancing yourself from the world you are used to, from the people that matters to you, those you cared and loved aside from that one person who may have caused trouble to you, will not help solve your misery.

Because at the end of the long journey, as soon as you thought you are over and done with whatever they have caused you, THAT one day will come. We don’t know why, but fate has its way of putting us back. It has its way of teaching and helping us realize things, especially those things that we intentionally missed. And sometimes, if not most of the time, in a place we least expect them to happen. At a time we thought will not come or happen again. Worse, when we are most vulnerable.

And when that day comes, you will be transported back either in an instant or with a delay, but that same moment that brought you sadness, frustration, or disappointment will be relived. It will be good if you have grown, learned to forget and has moved on, but what if you’re not? It will be twice the agony the first time you went through it.

So rather than depriving yourself of a chance to redeem that lost self-esteem, go out, be with your friends, be with those people who can make you smile and be happy, just make sure not to forget to pick the lesson from that life experience.

Because whoever you are, whatever you are, remember that life is a cycle. It will always go back to where you began. If you are into cooking, apply life’s principles to your favorite dish. That in order for one to be happy, emotionally and not superficially, one needs to know to balance taste. Add a spice according to your taste, if you need to.

There is no such thing as a perfect life. There will always be something missing. So, check, assess and ask yourself: What do you need the most? Then start working out for you to get there. Other people may not understand it but it’s your happiness that matters.

Sometimes not all spices are available in the supermarket, there are those that can also be found in your own backyard, but we fail to notice them because we don’t appreciate what we have. Our eyes are always in search for something that is new, appealing or sophisticated because we don’t want to be labeled old or obsolete.

Life is a journey. It is full of spices. Pick as many as spices as you can, but never fail to appreciate what is free and available. And what has always been there. Like self-esteem, it’s always there, just waiting to be acknowledged. J