As anticipated, all the new things finally came to a head while travelling, adjusting to everything new every day.
I was prepared for this to happen, but it always overflows into overwhelm before I can even acknowledge it.
I backed off from all the frustrations, giving myself room to process the facts from so many new situations.
Then I sifted through everything, picked one thing to deal with, and got started again.
I am so grateful to know to anticipate this and to be able to deal with it so quickly and back out of the extreme discomfort zone.
When we are starting on new ground, we have to be ready to acknowledge that every single little thing which is automatic in our home situation has to be consciously seen and dealt with.
Breaking things down into smaller bits and pieces makes it possible to reassemble a life on new ground.
It just takes however much time and effort is necessary.
After one takes care of basic needs of food and shelter, (we are travelling with clothing, of course), all the transportation, grocery items, daily comments in conversation have to planned and accounted for.
Gradually, one thing and then another become more familiar, or just the unfamiliarity of things becomes the routine.
Many times, we have chosen and eaten meals with names of foods which we did not understand.
We have been fed well.
Many times, we have backtracked locating a particular business; it just takes more time to get there.
Many times we have been guided, helped, directed with a voluntary helping attitude from someone we did not know.
It all comes together, even when it becomes overwhelming.
© 2019 Kathryn Hardage
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