It's a strange feeling: Where we were once a part of the community, we're now finding ourselves on the fringe, ready to leave it completely in only a number of days. Although we still have about two weeks before we move from Germany, our home is already starting to feel as though it isn't ours anymore. From a materialistic perspective, everything we have has either been broken down, sold, given away, thrown away, packed into a suitcase or will be shipped in a container overseas. This process also forces us to strip ourselves bare emotionally – how do you fit over ten years of your life into 25 cubic feet?
Facing hard choices, encountering the intimidating unknown with positivity, acknowledging and confronting the daunting tasks with as much clarity and faith as possible, and being able to accept that our future is completely up in the air is not exactly easy to do. Fortunately, my husband and I have friends and family members who have done their best to be there for us and offer us support in the best ways they can – especially emotionally – during this process. Some folks have let us down, but the times when you have to lean on someone and find that they don't have time to be there can also be the best times to learn about the quality of your friendship.
Thanks to technology, you can always post a "Thinking of you…" message. It's truly amazing how this simple act can give people the happy boost they've needed to perk up their days. No worries – I'm doing my best to practice what I preach here, too. It's not easy, but for me, doing it also makes my day feel more worthwhile. We all have our stresses in life – "first world problems" or whatever – but even when you can't exactly relate to the issues someone else is facing, you can ALWAYS break the situation down to its most base level… someone is looking to make a connection with you, to be reassured that what they do, say, think and believe somehow matters in this world. The answer is simple – it always does.
Have a great week. xoxo CountryEuroCityMouse
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