HEALING
HEALING
Living a life full of conventions, demanded by society and by where you grew up… then governed and limited by what you studied, and by yourself.
A few years ago I decided that I love helping people in every way. But in life we can, and for the health of both mind and body we need to, love and enjoy the different shades it offers us, which we are so often guilty of being blind to, living in a never-ending routine, trapped in a loop, in the absence of nature.
Since I was little I always felt closeness and complete peace near nature: the simple act of hearing a bird sing, the brush of a branch, the sound of a wave breaking, a magical sunset unique in its colors, the warmth of a sun-baked rock, the hypnotic light of the moon and the blanket of stars that shelters you when you feel it in full awareness.
After living through a difficult year, full of changes that often make you grow up by force, I was finally able to see my true self; I found balance in my mind, in my emotions and in the control of my body. You may disagree, but this year I can say I’m completely sure, at least for myself, that a limit situation always makes us grow, and the more painful it is, the more coping mechanisms we develop. As they say, human beings become more mentally plastic when exposed to very hard situations.
That’s how I came back to my country, and in this phase of continuing to find myself I saw Pralad’s wonderful photos and the art in them…. For many years I had wanted to feel free, to leave fears and ghosts behind, not carried in a backpack, but to be able to look at them and feel proud of what I’d achieved, to shed ties and the famous “what will people say”.
I met a great person who, when he told me he was interested in going to that place full of nature I had told him about, made me feel safe and happy, like when I was little. I felt nervous but calm at the same time, because it was part of my path to healing and self-knowledge… which, of course, never ends.
As we walked through the forest and near the river, the conversation flowed more and more pleasantly. He gave me confidence, and nudity or clothes were not an issue. I felt calm, relaxed, like when you become a child again and play with simple things… you’re happy with that, with our beautiful nature… feeling that peace, as if nothing else existed…. only the stillness of my soul in perfect connection with my essence in every aspect and on every level. And so my healing process keeps walking, with no limit imposed by the physical, and even less by people.
“The body is and always will be a blessing; limits are never physical, but mental”
