"Without pauses in between, to be able to renew energies, New Beginnings are not possible"

“Time passes very quickly”, is what we usually say when something ends or when for some reason life changes directions. But maybe we wouldn't have that feeling if we were more present in the moment, so we could enjoy life, and never be left with the feeling that many things were missing. Being a humanitarian worker is not easy and I’m not sure I can say that I enjoyed 100 percent all these years working with immigrants and refugees in Bosnia and Herzegovina, there were many things that overwhelmed me, such as the struggle with a system that doesn’t facilitate the work of the humanitarian worker, or the challenges on a personal level that living in a country so culturally different from yours implies, with a language that is hard to learn, at least for me. But if there is something that I’m sure of, it is that during all the time I carried out my work with commitment, honesty, responsibility and love. Commitment to always be present with the people who needed it, honesty to pause and say "this is too much, it affects me a lot and I don't know if I can deal with it", responsibility to carry out all my obligations at work with love. This month of June, a cycle ends personally and professionally; I say goodbye grateful for everything I have learned. Working with immigrants and refugees made me understand that I have not really come to help anyone, that it is rather these wonderful people who have helped me grow as a human being, they taught me to be humble , that life doesn’t revolve around me, that I will never stop learning, and that there is a good portion of love within me, which I have not known how to use correctly, and many more things…. It is now time to take a break, I don't know how long it will last, but I know that now I must take care of myself, rest, have small happiness, meet with my family and return with renewed energy for a new beginning. And it is precisely this new beginning that is exciting me, since I have decided to share all the learning experiences throughout all these years of humanitarian work, with the sole desire of being able to help others who do the same work and who sometimes it is very difficult for them to deal with everything, but mainly to try to continue making the silent voices of millions of refugees or immigrants heard, who every day make extremely dangerous and hard journeys with the sole objective of achieving freedom and a fair life. I will end by saying that I don't know if I can change the world, but if I can contribute to building a better place where people can awaken that sleeping seed of love and compassion within us. Thank you for listening to me through these 5 minutes of reading this post, and tell you that I hope to return soon with more news.