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Why do I love travelling - especially SOLO?

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Sunrise in Xghajra Why do I love travelling - especially SOLO? 1) Making friends out of strangers. I don't know why. But rarely do I ever naturally (+ soberly) speak to people that I don't know in England. Perhaps thats just me but the second I get to an airport and beyond, I meet and talk to different people naturally! They often tend to be like-minded people; travellers. For example, on Sunday, a beautiful elderly couple had a chat with me as we waited to board the flight from Birmingham to Malta. They were lovely, we spoke about our travels and the beautiful parts of the world that we have visited, and experiences we had. We bid farewell as we embarked on our adventures. I love those moments. A beautiful exchange of positive and uplifting energy.  2) World therapy . World counselling. Worldly CBT. Humanity. What to call it - I don't know? But, when travelling, I find that you talk to people about deep things. People you don't really know and maybe w...

Why I choose not to be a slave to society

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As I've grown, explored, travelled, experienced, discovered and developed as a person, in the journey of life, I am becoming more and more my own person. It's just what I wanted when I set out to China in 2015. To discover myself. That I did. I went through an amazing period of self discovery - which highly contributed to why I decided to stay in China for another year. Through discovering who I am, and what I actually like/dislike - not what society and those around made me feel like I had to like/dislike/do etc, I have increasingly learned that lot's of my choices were largely influenced by society, "culture" and expectations. I am still learning and elevating myself away from these influences. It's not easy.  In this sense, I am actively choosing not to be a slave to society. In fact, every part of the world has a different expectation. It was through traveling that I realised that what is normal in one place, isn't in another. What is acceptable ...