Baha man, babangon parin
Right now, my family is separated by floodwaters. My husband and son are stranded; our street is a river.
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In the space between what the storm decides and what we do next, there is still a choice: to panic, or to plan. To despair, or to act. The sea doesnโt owe us survival. But we owe each other the will to meet it.
Right now, my family is separated by floodwaters. My husband and son are stranded; our street is a river.
ย
In the space between what the storm decides and what we do next, there is still a choice: to panic, or to plan. To despair, or to act. The sea doesnโt owe us survival. But we owe each other the will to meet it.
Some thoughts:
๐. ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐ง๐๐ฆ๐ฒ
The waves donโt hate you. They donโt love you. They simply are.
Acceptance isnโt surrender. Itโs clarity.
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๐. ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐จ๐ฐ๐๐ซ ๐๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ฌ ๐๐๐ซ๐
Between the waveโs force and your response, there is a space.
In that space:
The decision to float or swim
The focus to time your breath
The creativity to find currents that carry you
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๐. ๐๐จ๐ฎ ๐๐จ๐งโ๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐จ๐ฅ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ
But you do control:
Where you point your energy
What you cling to (and what you release)
The story you tell once the water recedes
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๐. ๐๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ฐ ๐๐จ๐ฎ ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ญ๐ ๐๐ง๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ฒ
Not by denying the oceanโs nature, but by working with it:
Use the undertow to rest when needed
Let the waves push you toward unseen shores
Build your strength in the calm between swells
The sea will always be the sea. You will always be the choice.
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