Thirtyfor30: You are where you are meant to be

If you haven't experienced this, it might be difficult to digest but if you did, you'd know that God's way of preparing us for the greater things in life are sometimes beyond our league.

Whether in the heaven-like summit of Mt. Pulag or while tearfully saying goodbye to the boys I loved before or while trying to calm my nerves in the cramped chamber for a whole body scan or in that one windy afternoon stroll in Nagudungan Hills or facing the evergreen fields of Batad rice terraces, or watching myself melt in awe while transiting the massive valley in Cervantes, or while immensely absorbed in a technical meeting for hours on end, or watching my mother crack her biggest laughters while playing with my naughty niece, or paying attention to my father nagging about the tiniest and silliest thing, to feeling the warmth of home in the coldest of days. I always knew in my heart that I've been led to the exact moments where I need to be, to meet the people I should crossed paths with regardless of how they would affect my life. I don't know if I am still normal, or if I'm overly positive but one thing that hit me so hard especially this year, is that if one looks closely, you'll see that even the tiniest thing have been perfectly crafted to create the best life there is for each one of us.

Don't fret if you feel like you've done all you can but you're not seeing the life you hope for yet. One day, it will all make sense. I hope the good Lord bestows the gift of gratitude so we can see how each day, good or bad, paves for the life He promised to us.

_{Note: Cover photo by yours truly edited in Canva}