Alpas - (v.) to break free; to break loose
It's been a few years now since I came up with my Alpas manifesto and I have nothing but pure gratefulness for the kind of journey it has brought me and the others who have been inspired by it so far.
2018, along with its highs and lows, endings and new beginnings, became a lot more bearable each time we remind myself na "alpas lang."
This Alpas thing, which is way beyond a cheesy travel line, is more of a mindset, a feeling, and a way of life. It has brought us to places, has taught us lessons, given new perspectives, has broken and healed us at the same time, and it has also given us a sense of renewed purpose, hope, and courage in life as it saved us from the darkness we were once in. Suffice to say, it has given us a second shot at life.
And I think everybody deserves it, too.
To have the chance to live the life we want.
The chance to make it right.
The chance to set ourselves free.
Free from all the expectations and questions and heartaches. Free from other people's validation. Free from everything that is holding us back from our soul's happiness.
Freedom is not a place. It lives inside of us. And true freedom starts when we allow ourselves to be free.
Diba kapag malaya ka, okay lang na magkamali at hindi maging perpekto, pero at least alam mong masaya ka?
So let's again remind ourselves today: alpas lang.
Be free. Maging malaya. 💙