Acceptance, El Mirador and Life

I haven't written in a while.

I am very thankful for the interest that a lot of people have put into me keeping up with my blog, I have been doing loads of things since the last time I updated.

My girlfriend came to visit me for about two weeks and we had an amazing time together traversing some of my favourite places in Nicaragua as well as some new ones I hadn't seen myself, it was a great time, and my girlfriend can't really hold her booze as well as I can B-)

I told you guys I would explain my status-message : "The key to acceptance: Accept your Reality". It is much deeper than the initial understanding. To first understand what I mean by the entire sentence, you must understand what it means to accept.

Accepting is something we humans have a lot of problems with. Instead of accepting that something happened, or that something is the way it is, we have a tendency to regret, or dislike that fact. We more often look upon our past and the things that we did with regret, instead of accepting the fact that they did indeed happen. Once you accept, you don't necessarily come to terms with it, but you understand it, and you learn something new, and you allow yourself to move on. Thus, acceptance, is in fact a way of moving on. If you do not accept, you cannot move on. Accept that things have happened, that you think the way you do, that things are the way they are, and then, move on. It is only the first step, but it gives you what you need to move on.

Acceptance then, and also, accepting your reality to achieve happiness, is a way of moving on from your regrets, and entering a way of life where you are able to understand your sentiments about the world around you, and thus accepting them, being able to work on them, and essentialy, move on to something better if that is what you desire.

El Mirador.

For four months I planned a jungle trip in Guatemala, it was one of the few things I knew I wanted to do on my five month journey to central america. I looked for a decent jungle trip and I found the perfect one. El Mirador.

El Mirador is essentially the largest ever constructed mayan city, both in area, amount and density of buildings, as well as in the size of their structures.

Going there was part of a test for myself. I wanted to know that I could do something that seems offworldly difficult for many other people, and also I wanted to explore something that is unlike anything I've ever seen before. We walked for two days to get to the site, and then we walked on top of the second largest complex ((El Tigre)) (which if you've been to Tikal completely crushes Temple 1+2+north acropolis+the central plaza in size and area).

On the third day, our day of relaxation we also walked for about three hours, exploring the site at different times of day. The most impressive thing we did was to go to a pyramid called La Danta. La Danta is the world's largest ever Pyramid built by the mayans. With its 79 meters it is among the most impressive structures of the old world, and the view from its top, as well as its sunset is completely magnificent. That night we slept on top of the monkey complex, the third largest, due to guards not allowing us to sleep on La Danta. It was great, under open sky, with fear of both scorpions and tarantulas we made it through one night on some blankets and fully dressed with shoes on and everything. The nights were really cold in the jungle.

On the fourth day we got up close to howler monkeys, and with Sebastian's binoculars we got to see a little howler monkey baby, really amazing, sitting on top of a slightly uncovered pyramid as we watched the sun set.

On the fourth day, arriving back in Flores, after a lot of walking, first thing we did was to hop directly into the lake for the freshest bath I've ever had. Imagine being dirty for five days straight, and then washing it all of in a bath and later a shower. It felt beautiful, such a wake-up call. All in all, four months of planning kicked off and gave me some of the best time of my life, with some of the most fantastic people in the world, thank you for aiding in creating the experience of a lifetime.

Life.

The last few weeks have taught me a lot of new things about what I feel life is. A lot of us walk through life hardly feeling alive, doing what we need to get through the days, then at the end of the weekend we stuff ourselves with some light or hard partying.

As far as I've gotten to understand, to truly feel alive you must overexhert yourself at least a little bit, and go beyond what you are afraid of. Pushing your comfort zones out, doing new things, trying to build a more active life.

In two weeks I learned to dive and went on a five day jungle trip, pushed myself far beyond what I knew I could do, and found out there are many things I enjoy much more than a lazy daily life, shunning things that are hard.

Truly we should always do what we think is fun, and maybe even overexhert ourselves a little bit in the process of finding out what exactly that is. I've hiked volcanoes, seen monkeys, scorpions, cleanershrimps and angelfish in a very short period of time.

My life will certainly see big changes in the coming months, once I return home I will start a business with two great people! We're already registered and more news on this will come soon. In short it what info I will relieve for you right now is coaching and events. Name and purpouses will arrive once I return home.

Finally.

Now, sitting in San Cristobal de las Casas, in 15 degrees celsius, finally feeling the cold winds and dry air again, I feel like I'm back home already. I'm in a little colonial town, all dressed up to go out into a slightly chilly night, enjoying the little things (rule nr. 32).

All the best to everyone back home, and thanks for being you.

Peace&Success
Kristoffer