I'm day 10 into my interstate move and adventure of a lifetime. I haven't started my new job yet, so, of course, I have plenty of thinking time. Some friends & family helped us make the move into the apartment awesome, then the friends left, and now it's "rubber hits the road", "reality time", "real life", "oh crap I'm an adult" time.
Today is the first day I've felt somewhat "comfy". I woke. I ate. I watched tele, I cleaned, I washed, I cooked lunch, I face timed, I walked to the beach, I edited photos, I read, and now I'm writing this. As soon as I was into my photo editing my eyes began bulging out of my eyes with excitement.
I am blessed to have one of my best friends aka my legendary roomie to walk this journey with. It's the people most often than not that can make any foreign place feel like home.
Best thing is, I wouldn't want it any other way. I keep reminding myself that 8months ago I was wanting adventure, change, a life of risk, a life of faith, a desire to be uncomfortable. Because my life was somewhat easy, work was easy, life was easy. I didn't feel challenged. I didn't feel out of my depth, and in order to grow beyond the now we need to grow beyond our safe place and get into deeper waters.
Taking things a day at a time means that you take one step closer to feeling at home, and feeling comfortable. A step closer to walking inside the doors of comfort. It won't be long before I'm comfortable again... Then I'll be waiting for the next season of being way outside comforts door. It's ok to be comfortable, being comfortable isn't bad, it's just that sometimes it can leave us feeling empty, bored, and wanting more.
I know my roots will grow deep. A brand new friend of mine said to me last night in conversation "don't worry, your roots will grow deep, even though you feel like you've been uprooted, before you know you'll look back in six months time and realise you're deep in the soil and things will sprout up."
That statement will uphold me for a long time... Don't worry you'll sink in sure enough and things will feel even more right then ever. Things feel right now, but I can't wait wait for it to feel even more right!!
FOR NOW I AM WAY OUTSIDE COMFORTS DOOR AND TOTALLY COOL WITH THAT. ✌️
JEMIMAH ANA
