Exploring my way

Last October 29 I wanted to experience a new adventure, for the first time I was going to visit the Poás Volcano National Park. My expectations were not very high, I just wanted to enjoy the trip and the good company. Being in the place I was able to observe the main crater, just in time since everything would begin to cloud. We wanted to continue seeing it but due to the weather we decided to go see the Botos Lagoon, which is located right there in the Park; Little did I know that reaching that place was going to make me reflect on the path I have been traveling during this 2022.

It all started with a few small steps where I was feeling comfortable with my physical condition, the road felt safe and it seemed that the route was going to continue to be easy; just like the first 4 months of the year were, where everything was improving month by month both at work and personal level.

As we progressed, our heartbeats accelerated more and more, our breathing was more agitated and it seemed that we could not continue walking, adding to the fact that the fog stalked us, therefore the view was no longer so clear and there was a fly that bothered us with its noise. All this made me remember the following 4 months, what I built at the beginning I saw how little by little it fell apart, my life looked cloudy and made me question if I should continue with it; the noise of the fly resembled the negative ideas that surrounded my head and no matter how hard I tried, that annoyance would not go away.

We continued exploring the path, we had to climb some steps, we observed the beauty that surrounded us and we continued because we knew that at the end of that long path a beautiful nature awaited us and that although it is possible to reach the end alone, in company it is a lot easier.

    Finally that fly was moving away and positive thoughts arose, hope and faith that my path would be good again. Once again I did activities that I liked, several people made me see that I was doing things well and that they will continue to extend their hand to support me and make me improve. I just had to stick to the idea that in the end I will find what I have been looking for so much and understand that the path would not be easy, but climbing each step would bring me closer to it.

Who knew that what started as a walk would become a connection of spirit, body and soul.