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How Getting Lost Helped Shine A Light On Who I Really Am

And writing can be the vessel to discovery, if you allow it.

Sara Burdick
7 min readFeb 15, 2022
The rainy, foggy days in Colombia.

Sometimes I feel that I am on a roller coaster of emotions. One day I am flying high among the trees doing everything that I want, the next day, I am questioning everything in my life.

Asking what is my why?

My why has always been my driving force to anything; why am I doing this? Is it for me or someone else, and if it is for someone else, why do I feel they deserve this from me.

If it is for me, what do I want out of this experience and why did I choose this? Why did I choose to live the life I am living right now?

This question has been taking up too much space in my brain.

I wanted to move to the countryside to live a more calm, relaxed life. Since I lost my job online, I noticed that my internet time has decreased, and then when I deleted social media, even more so.

Then I started writing, and I got obsessed. This week I couldn’t figure out why I was so bothered by this. I am doing something I love and do not plan on quitting anytime soon.

My subscriber base rose pretty quickly, and, for some time, I was in the writing tag near the top. I did not think this was a big…

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Sara Burdick
Sara Burdick

Written by Sara Burdick

I quit the rat race after working as a nurse for 16 years. Travel and Storyteller. I live in Colombia. https://substack.com/@saraburdick

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