"There are seasonal friends. . , you can't grow without losing friends", this was the line of one of the famous social media influencers that creates waves among friendship circle in my country. I for one, fell into deep thinking and reflection on how is my connection to my friends and to my old friends offline, (who I lose?) and more importantly, I was able to contemplate if am I able to build friendships right now in this season of my life (who am I gaining?)
Making friends come easily but cultivating a lasting and strong relationship with them is rare. I am a friend to all of my workmates and to most people I come across with (yes, I am very friendly and a smiling person as my name suggests π), but there are only very few of them that I was able to build a strong relationship and spend our time together even after work.
Not all summits are reached at the peak; some are reached within the depths of the heart.
I must admit, the only connections I have with my old friends even the ones I cherished is the online world. So it was the last thing I expected to have found fresh friends, to have found people with whom I could share my favorite recreational activity, my love for hiking and climbing mountains, and do it together.
Hiking and climbing.
It all started with a simple conversation about the things we do on a weekend until I mentioned my passion for hiking and climbing mountains and we found ourselves agreeing to meet as early as 6 AM in a place for our start-off hike.
At first, I thought, this will be the first and last time we will hike and climb mountains together as we were mothers and we have plenty of things to attend to on weekends. But the experience was followed by another hike, until another climb came, not just once, twice but we were doing it already on weekends and on during holidays.
Conquering peaks, building friendships.
The hikes and climbs we spent together were never been boring and tiring. Yes, indulging in nature is NEVER boring and exhausting but it feels different when you do it with friends. Every adventure we had is also an opportunity for us to know each other better and create a solid bond same as those peaks we conquered.
By the time we reach the peak, after satisfying each of our inner selves with the richness of nature, a deep conversation among us always followed. Guess what? it feels great talking about life, our work, our dreams, our ideas, our secrets, pains, and happiness on top. Little do we know that we are not only conquering mountains but we were able to cultivate friendships.
These are a few of the adventures that we shared together which I believe is one of the best ingredients in the friendship that we created.
Mt. Campitlok Hike
This was the first hike we do together and I was so happy that not only we reconnected to nature but we also started a connection among ourselves.
Unlimited chitchats under the very beautiful weather and the refreshing wind of the mountain.
Photo from @naymhapz.
Liog-liog Peak
Another beautiful hike. This time we were bringing plenty of food with us!
Tindog Bato Peak
One of our hard yet very fulfilling climbs. We hike and climbed for a total of 5 hours!
Exploring Cave.
We had so much fun exploring this cave. We were crawling and laughing. That was a good experience and bonding.
Making stops and another long conversation! Haha.
Reflections:
Hiking and climbing mountains will not only make you feel energized, and reconnected to nature, It's more fulfilling when you do it with friends because not only you will see the beauty of the world but the beauty of your friend's heart. Try it. It's cost-free and is the best exercise.π
That's it for my participation in this week's engagement by sir @galenkp. Thank you so much for reading! Have a great week ahead!
Don't forget to smile often!ππ€
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Thank you @iamnursejeff for sharing this.βΊοΈ
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Wow this is cool I also will want to be a friend
Yeah it's cool to have some friend whom you share your passion with nurseJeff.βΊοΈ
.how about you, do you also have hiking buddies/friends?
Not really over here in Nigeria no much time for recreational activities because of the struggle here. Buh this will be for the mean time. I want to start engaging in such activity with my friends
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Indeed, friendship will last if we cultivate and let's continue doing what we have started. Also, thank you for bringing us with your passion Ma'am @callmesmileβΊοΈ
Thank you also Ma'am Jo for joining. Hehe. Hiking has been fun together with you and Ma'am Marfe.βΊοΈπ₯°
Wow, I appreciate you all for successfully climbing the high mountain. It's climb gyud. Hehe
Ma'am Ler, ikaw nlng jd kulang. Hope we can hike together soon (again).
Friends are gems. It will last if you both work for it, just like in any relationships.
Makahealthy ni da, emotionally and physically.π
It feels great to create a bond with friends that is witnessed by the mountains.βΊοΈ It's refreshing and fulfilling ay, labi na ang chika sa mabaw.!π
So true, I have lots of friends before pero wala na halos natira, it is my fault din naman so okay lang din, lol.
Anyways, hiking is fun and enjoyable lalo if you do it with friends. Then with chikahan while taking the hardest path on the trail, mas di nakakatakot kasi you are all together in there. Pa sana all nalang muns hehe.
Minsan d natin namalayan nalalayu na tayo sa mga kaibigan natin and just like Alex G said it is seasonal, may mga kaibigan na pang high school days lng, Pag college, O di kayay pang work lng,. Peru it's normal it's part of life.βΊοΈ
Yeah, hiking feels different when we do it with friends. Not only we were able to exercise but also create a bond among us.π₯° The best Rin mag hike kasama ang friends, may mahihingan Kang tubig at biskwit Pag ubos na yong sayo. Haha.
Thank you Miss Ruffa for your words.π₯°π
She's very right talaga dyan. How J wish our closeness stay pa sana but well, ganon tallaga. Ako ang unang bumitaw. Charizzz lol.
Ito talaga yon ee hahahaha.
Friends that hike together, stays together. Nice way to bond.
Awwwee, this post made me miss the mountains. Dugay najud ko wala nakahike. Pwede mukuyog ninyu sunod? hehehe
Always love a good hike! Sadly enough, Singapore just doesn't offer that many options for us to do so π
Therefore I make it a point to hike whenever I have a chance when travelling overseas!
Thanks for sharing π
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