To put this in perspective, I just LOVE it when this happens: something comes along that causes an inner change that gives a whole new perspective on things.
The something in this case is the possible postponement of our mission, or at least the increase in hoops to jump through before our papers will be processed. We're making progress to some degree on this, but we won't know till next week how successful we might ultimately be.
But that's not the change in perspective. The change came about because of this but is only peripherally related. Here it is:
Old perception: Details of move, details of trip, details of arrival in Anacortes, timetable for summer, timetable for fall, including trip to East Coast, possibly to England and Ireland, landing in SLC in very early November. Mission.
New perception: Details of move and trip and arrival, build new life in Anacortes. Travel from time to time. Go on a mission or two.
This second is a great gift! It means that instead of being in Anacortes temporarily once again, the only difference from previous years being that our stuff is sitting in a storage area down the street instead of in a house in Tucson, we are now NOT temporary, we are permanent and make life-choices from that homebase.
The externals of our activities would probably not appear to be that different. But inside, it's a huge transformation. Can you get the drift of it? The mission is not LIFE, it is a service project that we have chosen to undertake in the context of the rest of our lives.
It's healthier this way. We both feel much more settled now. It's cool. PL
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