I want to freeze time.
Seriously time, you need to slow down. I want to be able to cherish every second with my family and friends, doing all of my favorite things and going to all my favorite places, in the cities I love and call home.
With finals and graduation approaching, the hubbub makes me forget that I am leaving the country for 11 months – better yet – that right after graduation in a few weeks, I leave for a ten-day training camp in Gainesville, Atlanta. What does this training camp thing entail? Well, I don’t know much, but what I do know is that we get to meet our team, leaders, and mentors. I also know we sleep outside in tents, and one day we have to hike 2.2 miles with all of our gear in 38 minutes… So, thus far I’ve prepared by purchasing a tent and sleeping bag… Yep, that’s about it!
Realizing I need to better prepare myself for the training trip, reality has hit me like the time I ran face-first into a glass door… that’s a story for another time.
Just like that, I have come to realize how fast approaching this experience is and quickly time flies by. I am so eager to grow in many forms over this training camp and 11-month endeavor, but I recognized I am already growing through this process. I have learned to savor and optimized each day the Lord has given me, and it feels so good.
Although I want time to slow down, ironically, I want time to speed up, so I get to meet my squad. Not just my squad, but my new family members who I get to be vulnerable with, growth with, open up to, be scared with, be adventurous with, and jump into the unknown with.
God’s already working in me and I cannot wait to see how our training camp prepares my heart for the next 11 months.
Xo,
An unprepared world racer
