straddling two worlds
i woke up monday morning at winterchase (our home base). exactly one month after awakening in that bed the last time. (september 20 to october 20).
one cat was at my feet, basking in the warm sunshine. the other was nestled into the clothes in my suitcase, (which was right where i'd left it the night before, flung open on the floor.)
a luggage handle had been destroyed (thank you, mexico city). but all of our flights (ten total) were on time, and all of our belongings arrived at their destinations. (we even managed to stuff in the extras we'd acquired with no additional fees!)
i've had lots and lots and lots to do this week. unpacking, taking care of laundry, going through mail. processing what i took away from a conference during the last few days of my trip. prepping for an upcoming retreat this weekend. figuring out what groceries to buy, what dinners to make. getting back up to speed in an online class i'm taking. meeting with my son to update his 11th grade educational journal. resuming the day-to-day aspects of my business and my life. (but at least the house was clean and inviting, thanks to my two sons.)
this way of life (a month here, a few months there), is becoming more seamless. true, the launch and the re-entry phases could still be smoother. but my adaptability and flexibility? much improved.
and i'm grateful that my adventurous spirit has not been dulled after being robbed. my curiosity is intact as well - i'm eager to do more, see more. already time to start planning the next nomadic segment. on august 8, 1988 (8.8.88), i ventured outside u.s. borders for the first time. i traveled to canada. on my honeymoon.
i grew up in idaho, and had already visited many u.s. states from coast to coast. beginning with massachusetts, new york, and new hampshire when i was only a year old.
but suddenly, on canadian soil, a new world opened up to me.
fast forward to today. among other stops, i just finished exploring my 15th country, chile, in september.
i wasn't all that interested in travel during my high school and college years. but something shifted inside of me when i crossed that first border.
seeking adventure doesn't necessarily mean journeying to foreign countries. for me, however, it has created a revolution of infinite growth and potential. a manifestation of who i am. gaining a global perspective has truly been a life-changing experience. re-entry. exactly one month later this time. strange, yet familiar. a taste of the unknown, mixed in with relief. straddling my two worlds with a tentative foot in each at this point.
not a vacation while away. not settled or established when "back home" either. often caught somewhere in between. interesting, but different. sometimes even surreal. my personal transformation is always unfolding. pinnacles have been reached, but i have many more yet to climb. and now. you.
do you also have an in-between place? are you too caught straddling two worlds?
are you adjusting to a major life change brought on by marriage, divorce, baby, moving, career change, or death? maybe caring for a loved one battling an illness? are you perhaps struggling to claim your true essence, while shedding the identity associated with your eating disorder?
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