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It's been a while since the last time that I had bonding with nature. And it's so refreshing that I able to enjoy it again. I was an introvert type of person. But as the time goes by, I used to be an outgoing one in some other ways. 

Sometimes, I don't understand my self. There's a time that I just want to be with my own, like spending time alone in my room, with no distractions or in a place to relax where I know no one. At times, I don't want talk to anyone and got annoyed immediately when someone's teasing me. I also am serious in life, yet, I learned to enjoy it no matter what. I understand that life is a serious thing but we don't have to take it seriously just because. And we just have to go with the flow as long as we can.

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This trying times taught us a lot of lessons in life. Yes, we are facing so much difficulties, but we have to realize that there's always a better outcome on the other side. We still have to be grateful for this chance despite all the struggles that we've been through. 

I could still remember when I was a teenager that I thought of giving up sometimes because of having all the hardships and it seems that I could not take all those challenges anymore. But at the same time,  I was just the only one who motivates my self and encourages me all the way. That no matter how hard it is, life must go on. That no matter how dark is the way, there's always brightness along the distance.

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Life is full of ups and downs. But like this bridge over troubled water, we are all here for our own purpose and there's a lot of reasons why we are living in this unpredictable world. We don't know what might happen, but as long as we can see light or feel warm and able to breath freely, then there's always "***hope***".

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For all those hard challenges that I have encountered, it really made me stronger as what I am now. I am just so thankful that I did not give up and still believed that I could make it. 

We can not predict everything, but we just bear in mind and accept the fact that everything happens for a reason. And that reason might be our defense not to fail in the future.

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Thank you all for taking time to read. These pictures were taken during my vacation in my hometown. We took it right after the christening of my niece that day. On our way back home, we stopped by in this area for a while to take random photos. It was not raining but the water in the river still flows like flood because of the current. It is located in Lusaran, Cebu City, Philippines. https://w3w.co/clanks.danced.sentence

Being with nature in a moment made me wash all the bad vibes for a while after all.

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Have a great day everyone here in #SteemJapan! Stay safe and blessed. ❤

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Your #travel explorer,
**@hae-ra**