I was expecting to be radically changed. The World Race is known as being the most changing year of your life. The truth is I am completely different but I think I was waiting for my problems to melt away. I’ve realized that growth is directly correlated to effort. If I am not wiling to make the changes, they wont just occur (*disclaimer: Ephesians 2:8-9).
I expected the world to look radically different. I think I pictured it as a postcard, like all of the stock photos that come up on Google. I’ve seen a couple things now that take my breath away but over all, I am amazed at how the same the world is. When I look up at the sky, I see the Little Dipper next to a crescent moon. I see trees that line a road. I see children, men, and women. I see the rich, the poor and everyone in-between.
I expected that things would be the same back home. I naïvely assumed that the world would stop spinning. Friends start relationships, Adele drops CDs, houses get sold. Ultimately time stops for no (wo)man.
This year has wrecked my expectations in a fantastic way. I am beginning to expect the unexpected, dive in without hindrance and live life to the fullest.
Take some risks, you may come out better on the other side.
Katie
