The Compass Within: Finding Direction in Chaos

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Life often feels like a maze, especially when the storms of chaos rage around us. For me, finding direction wasn’t about following a map; it was about trusting the compass within—a compass that I didn’t even know I had until I was lost in the wilderness of my life.


An External Chaos:

My early years were shaped by challenges: leaving home at 15, i was already running away, directly after then I went navigating an abusive relationship during 7 years while i was just a child. Just fighting for a sense of purpose in a system that felt designed to break me. Back then, I sought external validation—degrees, accolades, and achievements—to guide me. I hold on sciences and academic from the bottom of our system, to the best french elitist schools. But they only led me further from myself. Indirectly this chao and instabilty in my home and relationship directly led me to the path i took. 

Discovering the Internal Compass:

Everything changed when I chose to step away from the external noise. Closing my bank accounts and buying a one-way ticket to Mongolia was my first act of rebellion against the system—and my first act of trust in myself. When i add all we could dream off, a career a fiance a stable promising life, I chose to go. Going volunteering in the rice fields with my 2 masters and my PhD in my pocket, some friends did not undertsand and even blamed me to be "over qualified" to go have this life in rice fields and mongolian steppes. But it was during those months of volunteering, working with horses, and living in harmony with nature that I realized my true compass was inside me all along. I knew then why I neevr listened to anybody telling me do not do that, do this, go there, do not leave France and so on. 

Nature and Adventure as Guides:

Nature has an incredible way of clearing the fog of doubt. Whether I was trekking through rice fields in Malaysia or running up the mountains in Japan, the stillness of the earth taught me to listen, to feel, to be. Adventure became not just a way to explore the world but a way to explore myself. When I see a mountain, I know I challenge myself, not the mountain. I respect the mountains so much, make me feel humble and small. Climbing her was and is my way to over come my fears, my inside pains and my feeling of loneliness. 


We all have a compass within us, but it takes silence and courage to hear it. For me, Wanderoots Lab is the embodiment of that compass—a place where reflection and connection lead the way. And most important I do hope it inspires you to trust your inner guide and set out on your own journey of self-discovery.

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