🏔️ "Abominable" — A Heartfelt Journey of Healing, Wonder & Finding Home

                                 


Why This Name? Why Abominable?

When I first heard the title Abominable, I paused. The word itself feels cold, distant, even harsh. But maybe that’s exactly the point. Sometimes, the things (or people, or feelings) we think are scary, are just misunderstood. Just like Everest, the yeti — soft, kind, and magical beneath a wild, misunderstood name. Maybe we’re all a little “abominable” until someone sees us clearly.

Alone, Yet Not Lost — Yi’s Journey Felt Personal

Yi, the main character, is a teenage girl, buried in grief and solitude. She’s distant, always working, always on the move — avoiding the silence where her pain lives. That… felt uncomfortably familiar.

                                        


Like her, I’ve had seasons where I preferred doing over feeling, staying busy over staying still. Yi’s isolation wasn’t just physical — it was emotional. And maybe that’s what made her journey with Everest so powerful. When she opened up, little by little, the world around her changed too.

A Dream Destination: Mount Everest in My Heart

The film’s journey to the Himalayas sparked something deep in me — that quiet dream I hold close: to one day stand in the presence of mountains so tall they feel like they’re touching the divine.

Not just as a tourist, but as a seeker. A traveler who believes some places don’t just exist on maps — they exist in us.

Everest, in this film, wasn’t just a destination. It was healing. And maybe that’s what I’m chasing too.

The Yeti I Wish Existed in My Life

Everest, the yeti, isn’t just cute (though he’s adorable). He’s a metaphor. For magic. For safe companionship. For that one being who doesn’t ask you to explain, doesn’t fix you with words, but simply is there — gentle, pure, and quietly powerful.

                                      


There’s a part of me that aches for that.
For someone (or something) that could take my pain, my mess, my overthinking and just… hum it into calm again.

Watching Everest help Yi feel again made me wish, not just for him — but for a “yeti” in my own life. Someone who could fix everything, including me.

Mesmerized by the Visuals — Animation That Speaks

Can we talk about the visuals?
The glowing blueberries. The magical dandelion flight. The violin melodies echoing in golden skies. There were moments in Abominable that didn’t feel like animation — they felt like poetry.

I paused the screen more than once. Just to feel what was happening. Just to breathe in the beauty. Because sometimes, beauty is the first step to healing. And this film, visually, is a balm.

What Abominable Left Me With...

This movie isn’t just about a girl and a yeti.
It’s about grief and hope. About leaving home to find your heart. About learning that healing doesn’t always look like a breakthrough — sometimes it’s just a quiet mountain, a song on your violin, or a soft creature who doesn’t speak your language, but understands your silence.

Abominable reminded me that we don’t need to have it all figured out.
We just need to keep going — step by step, summit by summit.
And maybe, along the way, we’ll find Everest. Or maybe… we’ll find ourselves.

🌱 Pvaishnavi’s Journal Reflection:

"If I ever meet my Everest, I won’t ask him to fix me.
I’ll just ask him to walk beside me — through the quiet, the chaos, and the climb."

Location: Udaipur, Rajasthan, India

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