The things we carry…

This quote was the first thing I wrote in my journal when I arrived in Bali for my birthday last month.

I travelled without my laptop for once and with less than 5kg of luggage. As I sat with this lightness and freedom, I also found myself reflecting on the weight of everything I had left behind.

The responsibilities, the roles, the routines. All the things I have accumulated and stored away over the days, weeks, months and years.

And I suddenly felt exhausted. Tired of holding on, trying so hard and doing too much.