It's been a month now since I returned home from my time in Peru and I can't believe how much things have changed. It seems that this time in my life is a time full of transitions and sorrow, of excitement and disappointment, a time for self-improvement.
To say that I have been overwhelmed would be an understatement. In the past month I have moved homes, moved jobs, and have been working through the painful process of facing the reality of relationships. I have been challenged in every area of my life. Most days I can say that I feel like I am becoming a better, more independent, stronger woman. That's most days. Those days also exist where I feel like I can't go on, that everything is too much, that I am not as strong as I thought I was. And yet, I take a deep breath and move forward. One step at a time.
Life is a strange thing, isn't it? The things that I thought were a curse turned out to be a blessing, and the things that I thought were going so smoothly have become rough. Nothing is going as planned. None of it has been easy. And yet we must persist.
So what's next? I wish I knew. For now, I just take it one day at a time, one foot in front of the other as I hold on to my friends and family for support.
On the brighter side, I must say it is nice to be home. It is nice to have the comforts of my own bed, to be able to drink tap water, and to throw TP in the toilet. Oh the luxuries!
