Sagada's Secret Revealed

What's all the fuzz and hype in Sagada? Everybody seems to 'want' to be there if they needed serenity or feel tranquility.

And knowing myself, unlike everybody else who just dream or 'want' to be there, I went there. Really spent time mesmerizing, feeling, analyzing and simply just being there..to gather enough information and realization to answer the many questions of its unwavering beauty and of its challenging mystique.

I went there not with the sole purpose of finding the 'charms' of the mountains, caves, falls and rice terraces of the Cordillera. Because I know Mother Nature is beautiful beyond reasonable doubt. She has not failed me; she has embodied in my mind this picture perfect scenery everytime and every moment. I can watch her in Discovery channel and National Geographic for days.. And the other side of her which I call her 'wrath'; which has scared me to death so many times..that I don't want to see. So I challenge nothing of her power, strength, capability and beauty.

So 'how to find that certain peace?' which everyone would like to experience in this place; and even 'keep' in their minds..Actually you don't need to go that far (12 hours of land travel? And did I mention that is just one way? It's no joke when you sit that long in a bus going through zigzags and rough road..hehehe, but the 'view' was really worth it...sigh..)

Going back to our 'realization'.. when you needed to be at peace with yourself and when you feel there is an urge for you to stay away from being angry, stressed, confused or feel negative..'simply stop and smell the flowers'. It is the secret of Sagada.

Life in the town is slower, nobody is in a hurry..when you're there it's just you in a 'rush', the stranger and the foreigner in you who is visiting for a vacation is isolated. So you feel afloat and restless and wanting to be with the people in Sagada. You envy their simplicity, worry-free and effortlessness in living their daily life. And then you become more aware of your words, actions and you can even feel your own breathing in the cold, misty and still weather.

That's how simple it is, that's how simple life can be. That's how simple it is to choose to be at peace; that's how easy and simple it is to be happy.

Stop.
Listen to your breathing for a while.
Enjoy the things around you.
Stare at Mother Nature; ever wonder how she feels like when she is appreciated and protected?

As much as I can tell, she knows her beauty, now find out from where you're at.
P.S. It's still a must though that you visit Sagada for yourself. You'd understand my blog better..