Owning my life and doing things in my own terms

7 days ago (Edited)

Sunday- my day started as early as 1 am to prepare myself for our hiking later. As I drank my coffee and hybernated, I can't help but feel gratitude towards every little thing. My cup of coffee, the hive community, the fact that I'm going on a hiking adventure, and my freedom.

This year, I'm turning 27. Growing up in an Asian family, i always feel like I'm someone's puppet, doing things as ordered. After graduation, I made a conscious effort to look somewhere else and find a path for myself. I could've chose to work for our family business and live in a comfortably chill life but I chose not to because I wanted freedom. There's a different kind of fulfillment independence can give. Although I still live with my parents, I'm slowly detaching myself from the life I have always known. Don't get me wrong, I know my parents love us so much and only wants the best for us.

Lately, things have started to shift. My parents now allows me to do whatever I want, with minimal limitations.

Just like joining this hiking activity, before, they would never allow me to go out as early as 3am- because it's not safe. Now I'm free to do whatever I want.

But as we all know, freedom comes with great responsibility. Now that I'm on my own, it's my responsibility to make sure I end up successful, to be able to provide for my self and my future. It's scary to be independent, but nothing feels scarier than still feeling like I'm a prisoner in someone else's life.

So here's to hustling and bustling with life. I hope we all could make it one day. Cheers!