Wow. What to say about training camp so far. I had enough stories in just the first two days to have to choose from. Now, being the ninth day, it’s almost impossible to pick. I’ll just use the UrbanSpoon on my Blackberry and do it that way….it’ll totally work and speak to me….
Soooo seven shakes of the phone later, I’ve decided.
I’ve always been an extrovert. I’ve always been one of the most outgoing of my friends; the go-getter, the risk-taker, the fearless one, the leader. Don’t get me wrong, I have no problem following. It’s just I’m usually the first one to step up and just do it. So coming here, I had no other thoughts or experiences other than those. After about three days, I realized that I was NOT the only one like myself. I’ve never been around so many people like me in my entire life. It’s an indescribable feeling really. I wasn’t really intimidated or overwhelmed. Just….weird. At first, I felt a little challenged, almost rubbed the wrong way. Like, in my head I was thinking, “Uhh, what are you doing? I was about to talk…I was about to go….” But then God totally started showing me that sometimes, I just need to shut up. I can’t have the limelight all the time. Not that I crave or live off of attention, but I’m just used to people following me. But to step back and let someone else speak, to let someone else lead, to let someone else go…it was very humbling. And it was very good for me. Very hard, but very good. I know that it’s just one of the millions of lessons I’m going to take with me into the field when I go. And this camp has been completely life changing. I’m beyond stoked for the next two months and then……HERE WE COME WORLD!!!
