5 days
120 hours
7200 minutes
432,000 seconds
when I break it down into seconds, it seems like it’s still a long ways off, but that is where perspective comes in.
Recently, my mom was getting information about the race and one thing that stuck out to her is a bit of advice that someone shared with a past racer.
Your experience on the race is what you make it.
At first, I was thinking, duh my experience is gonna be based on what I do and what I don’t do. But after I thought about it for a little bit, I realized that it’s so much more than that. It’s all about perspective and attitude. If we are doing a ministry I’m not excited about, instead of complaining and thinking it’s stupid, I can look at it as an opportunity to help people that really need it and I should be happy to help. Perspective makes a big difference in how people respond to things. Just like with time, 5 days is very short but when I see the 432,000 seconds I think that must be about a month away.
As I’m getting ready to leave, I’ve started to become stressed about last minute details and doing things that I have yet to do. I’ve been trying to put this in perspective by telling myself that almost anything I need, I can buy in the country I’m going to. if I try to bring absolutely everything I need for 9 months, my bag would weigh 100 pounds and now that I’m thinking about it, I don’t think it will all fit in my bag. These next 9 months will change my life and I just have to remember that my way or my view won’t be the best way or view all the time.
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I wanted to write a quick thank you to everyone who has prayed for me and supported me in the past few months. I don’t know what I would do without all the love that I am receiving and I am so blessed to have such a wonderful support system. I love you all and I will miss you terribly when I leave but I can’t wait to share all that God has done through me and my team.
God bless,
Julia
