The easiest way to say this is to say that things are good.
Things are great. Stupendous, really.
I’ve moved from my apartment across the street from
Cornerstone, and from now until the 20th of October, I’ll move
several times until I settle into my friend Ruth’s house for the remainder of
my time.
Besides the logistics involved in moving around for the next month, I
feel confident in saying that I am settled in and comfortably living in
Thailand.
In regards to actual counseling, I haven’t started seeing
any clients yet. However, I have had the opportunity to observe several other
clinicians during some of their sessions and that has been a really good
learning experience.
I’m back to running somewhat seriously. I have a couple marathons planned for
later on this year and then in February I will race a 100k. Here's a view from a Buddhist temple just outside of town.
From a practicalities standpoint there is probably quite a
bit more I could tell you. But, I think this is a good place to leave those
sorts of details.
By far, without even thinking about it, the best experience
thus far has been the staff retreat that I just returned from. Wednesday
afternoon we piled into cars, drove about 25 minutes to a little hotel/retreat
center, and proceeded to spend the next 48 hours doing retreaty things.
Here’s what I can tell you. These are great people, doing
great things, with each other. And, for some reason, they let me be a part.
And I feel like I fit – like its where I should be – where I
want to be. It also feels too good to be true. But in the real way.
“Wherever you have dreamed of going, I have camped there,
and left firewood for when you arrive.”
-Hafiz
That’s
how it feels here. It feels like dropping the backpack at the end of a long day
of hiking, looking around the area you’ve found to camp, and finding a makeshift
fire ring with a pile of dry firewood ready for the evening. Stupendous,
really.
So,
thanks for being a part of my journey!
P.S. Some humor to highlight how beautiful Thailand is!
