I'd love to share with you  everyday adventures and the details acquired during my land hunting here on this island. I will, but for now until everything is 100% closed and sealed, I'll keep  mum about it. 

What I can share with you though is the lesson I've learned in this trip. 

My venture here taught me many things; patience, humility, openness, understanding and the amazing power of synchronicity. As I faced many types of people, some opportunists, some who are genuinely honest, some who look after their own welfare and some that just bring out the best in me, taught me that trusting in one's instinct and gut feeling or some might call inner voice, goes a  long way coupled with logical reasoning.  That quiet voice will keep us safe. 

I was extremely and genuinely happy during my wedding day. It was very difficult to choose from 1,000 photographs because I love them all, but these wedding snapshots are my favorite. Different emotions and reactions were captured by our wonderful wedding photographer's black box and talented eye. I could have selected a photo of myself alone, but I just feel like posting these.

Have a wonderful weekend everyone!

Check out more photographs here
Love & light,
Arni

{Day 16: Something difficult about your "lot in life" and how you're working to overcome it.}

Bab Al Shams, Dubai, U.A.E.

I'm not getting any younger. I am grateful for being able to freely nosedive into the unknown.

I left a job I didn't like that I have kept for 5 years. I stayed for practical reasons, to pay bills. Family responsibilities as the eldest child of 5 motivated me to persevere. I embraced tasks I didn't like, because it was the sane thing to do.

The company was my comfort zone. I had great bosses whom I learned a lot from, wonderful colleagues that fostered team work and a company whose philosophy and goals I have deep respect for. The problem was, I hated what I did. I didn't have the passion for it. It reached a point, I'd cry every morning on my way to work.There was an absence of fulfillment, a sense of purpose that my former job failed to fill. Each day, I told myself, I'm lucky to have a job, but a big part of me was dying within.

Circumstances aligned that forced me to choose between a temporary job to do what I love, or a permanent job to do what I hate. I quit and pursued the temporary freelance work. Once that was finished, I found myself in a maze. 

My biggest problem is: I have absolutely no idea what I want to do and where I want to go from here. 

I always seem to find the easiest way out by packing my bags, physically leave, to avoid things. There is always that feeling of not being good enough, whispering through the wind, in whatever I do. I've always used this as a motivator by proving this voice wrong, but lately, since I received my first artwork project rejection that was the first step to all of my future plans, I've lost all faith in everything. 

It made me travel back to my roots. I uncovered the past, unearthed what's causing all of this internal turmoil and confronted it.  I spent the last few months drifting through the wind, hopeful that life would give me a clue.  Here I am, in a place I never expected myself to be. One day, I hope I'd be able to define the subject title of this post and finally answer what it is. For now, I'll continue searching.

Looking for a great place to eat in Coron, Palawan? Try Dali Dali, it's a small Korean joint with one of the best Kimchis I've ever had and a mouth watering selection of Korean dishes. It was so good that I had lunch there two days in a row.

Kimchi, Korea's iconic food and national treasure is one of the world's healthiest foods. Made from cabbage, garlic, vinegar, salt and seasonings, it's fermented for 3-4 months.