I want to travel Turkey: visit cities I haven't seen yet and collect unique moments that will stay in my memory forever. At the same time I want to work on myself and not stand in my own way anymore! This weekend proved to me that it pays off.
Maybe you can remember: in December I accompanied a group of women in Antalya. We met for the weekend to run a 12km run together. At that time I was very nervous, but not only because of the run.
Because for me it is a challenge to spend several hours and above all days with "strangers" people. I don't know exactly why, but I've had negative feelings about this since I was a child. I'm always very nervous and tense in such situations - often not myself, because then I'm very introspective.
Well, but I want to work on it and I knew it was going to be a great weekend with them. So I joined them and ran the 12km together.
The run was very exhausting for me back then and I fought to get to the finish. At one point I even thought about giving up. But giving up is not an option for me! :)
Now the next 12km run was coming up, but this time in Izmir, Efes. I didn't know anything about it and I was asked by someone who ran in Antalya at the time. I didn't know her well and I've only seen her twice - but I knew she was very nice and personable.
I agreed straight away and bought the ticket. I paid 400 TL to participate (I took you on Instagram). She lives in Bursa and I had the idea that I could visit her there and then we could drive from Bursa to Izmir together.
You now know my little problem: I get nervous when I spend a long time with "strangers" and even spend the nights. But I don't want to get in my own way, so I got the bus ticket to Bursa.
And you know what? I'm so glad I jumped my shadow. Because it was an incredibly great weekend with her! We experienced a lot and I was even allowed to see a city that I hadn't visited before.
Bursa is over 500km away from Antalya. Since it is so far away, I decided not to go there by car but by bus. This was my first long bus ride here in Turkey: over 8 hours. I left Antalya at 23:00 and arrived in Bursa just after 07:00.
Everything worked out great and maybe I'll travel more often by bus now :)
You know that I opened my new life chapter here in Turkey in 2022 to find myself. To get to know me better, to work on me. I want to work on qualities that bother me, that stand in my own way. For example, that I find it difficult to spend time with people who are not very close to me. Because that's how I've missed a lot of opportunities in the past. While others experienced a lot and had fun, I sat at home "anxious". But that's over now! :)
I am grateful that I have the opportunity to work on myself. Grateful that I can travel this wonderful country and grateful that I can experience unforgettable moments with great people.
Is there something about you that you would like to work on? Please take the poll below :)
A little tip: if you want to deal with yourself more, then "journaling" can help you. I have already written an article about this ☺️ (click here for the article)
I wish you a nice day!
Stay healthy & motivated
Best regards,
Saskia Berrin