Thursday, 12 April 2012
Off the Edge
Many of you ask how I am doing. For the most part I am doing well but sometimes I feel like I'm hanging in mid-air.
My colleague who has been here since January told me he is just feeling settled. I found that reassuring as he’s lived and worked in many countries. I too am starting to settle into this place. I notice that people don't seem so strange! This is a little scary but good because feeling settled allows me to focus on my studies (details coming, I promise).
One thing I find that unsettles me and throws me off balance is being sick. When I get sick the only place I really want to be is home in my own bed. Well that’s not an option for me. So feeling under the weather can really take its toll psychologically as well as physically.
It gets me down and wondering what am I doing here?
I think we all go through that self doubt, no matter where we are.
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Hello dear Cynthia - Oh my how I know this place of vulnerability. I had a major migraine the day before I was to journey to Italy, while living in Germany. Really felt so wretched I wondered if I could make it. (I did and it was one of the most fun trips!)
However this post reminds me of a book that you might find a helpful companion - The Pilgrim's Way (or The Way of the Pilgrim) by Phil Cousineau. I read it everytime I journey...it's chock full of wisdom.
Hello dear Cynthia - Oh my how I know this place of vulnerability. I had a major migraine the day before I was to journey to Italy, while living in Germany. Really felt so wretched I wondered if I could make it. (I did and it was one of the most fun trips!)
However this post reminds me of a book that you might find a helpful companion - The Pilgrim's Way (or The Way of the Pilgrim) by Phil Cousineau. I read it everytime I journey...it's chock full of wisdom.
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