Friday, January 20, 2012

Need a Little Time to Wake Up

Running yesterday my Ipod shuffled "Morning Glory" by Oasis. The opening verse into the chorus was spot on, "Tomorrow never knows what it doesn't know too soon, Need a little time to wake up...Need a little time to rest your mind, You know you should so I guess you might as well...".

Why yes, 27 months please.

One of the most appealing aspects to Peace Corps service for me, among the many, is the way in which it will change me. Every hardship I've incurred to this point in life has shaped me dramatically for the better. I feel like this season will "wake me up" in a lot of ways - to the reality of life I preach to others but have yet to live myself. So often we seek but don't anticipate the way in which actually finding will affect us. The reality is in approximately 38 days, I'll be on my way to living in another country - not vacationing BUT living. I will be supported by people I've never met instead of family and friends. I feel like I'm preparing for a massive camping adventure but don't actually know the campsite with two bags full of random items - from duct tape to a bottle opener to solar flashlights to a hammock to loads of music/movies to vintage owls (my flock brings me joy :).

But the best things in life are always bittersweet. There is no reward to be had in taking the comfortable path so I suppose I'll take the path 9,676 miles away.