I\u2019m Nemesus, and I\u2019m currently about to ride downhill on my skateboard. Skateboarding is meditative\u2014perhaps most comparable to yoga\u2014except the movements happen much faster.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But this isn\u2019t a conventional skate video. It\u2019s for everyone who\u2019s going through a rough time, whether they\u2019ve been pushed off track or ended up on the wrong route. It\u2019s for those who feel like I do. \u2013 Let me explain:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Five months ago, when I was about to publish my first videos, I felt like I was standing still, barely making any progress. It seemed like an eternity before I finally finished them all. But once I\u2019d uploaded them, it felt like I was finally picking up speed. My plan was to release videos regularly from that point on, in a sense to train my editing skills. Maybe it could have worked. But things turned out differently than I had imagined: my father passed away a month later, and with him the business where I had worked for years closed down.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Suddenly, my surroundings seemed less friendly. They felt darker, as if someone had tweaked the contrast and color saturation. And although I was stagnating with my videos, life seemed to be rushing past me faster than ever before. The ride got uncomfortable and bumpy\u2014too fast for the abilities I had back then to keep it under control.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Here you see me trying to keep my balance. Now it\u2019s no longer about capturing as few shaky shots as possible for my video, but simply about getting down the hill in one piece. Eventually, it would go uphill again, naturally slowing me down. The first question was when; the second was how to move forward from there. \u2013 Stagnation is deadly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Apparently, I did come to a stop, and of course I immediately attempted another descent. \u2013 However that loss may look\u2014a family member passing away, a relationship declared over, or simply losing your job\u2014most of us have been there. And if giving up isn\u2019t an option, the only way is to press on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This return journey won\u2019t lead anyone back to exactly where they started. But maybe we\u2019ll notice patterns from our past where we felt better. And perhaps they\u2019ll help us navigate to where life feels sunny again\u2014provided we\u2019ve learned to control the damned speed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But eventually, with luck, courage, and enough routine, we\u2019ll manage even that.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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