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Bracing for Impact.

  • Writer: kvaughan
    kvaughan
  • Jun 13, 2019
  • 3 min read

The funny thing about being spontaneous is that you have to be willing to brace the impact of life when things don't go the way you wanted. I've learned that even if you make a plan life will throw some unexpected things at you. So, you can imagine that without a plan those unexpected things seem to multiply. Well, here we are, 45 days into our spontaneous move and we have been bracing for impact every single day. The other thing is, even when you brace for impact, you still get hit. Our transition over the last 45 days has been nothing short of a rollercoaster ride. Dakota and I have worked to make the best of each day and find solutions to every problem thrown at us, and I am so thankful that I have someone to do that with. We are grateful for the experience and have learned so much from it, but we are also homesick. Because, as much as I said I couldn't wait to go and experience new things, I have realized that I am a homebody who loves to be around family and friends- and that's ok. Someone once told me that it's great to go out and travel and experience new things, but it's even better if you have a home to come back to. A home where your family and friends are. A home where your life is. At the time I agreed with him, but I was still too unsettled. Looking back now I wish I would have seen the value in his words as much as I do now. I guess we all need to experience things in our own way and on our own time to learn as much about ourselves and life as possible. Now, don't get me wrong. I love Charlotte. It's beautiful and filled with different things to do and see, but it's not home. At least not yet. Maybe it will be at some point. Maybe it will never be, which is ok. You know the saying, "Home is where the heart is"? Well, I don't think I have ever understood that saying more than I do now. I believe there is value in spontaneity and experiencing new things and going on adventures, but there is also so much value in having a home to go back to.


If you want to make a change in your life and move somewhere and jump in head first, do it. I'm not discouraging that, because even though the last 45 days have been crazy, they have been an adventure that we needed to experience. I don't think we would have made the move if we had thought more about it or planned more. Not because this was a mistake and we would have known better had we planned more, but because we would have found excuses not to do it. Sometimes you just have to jump and deal with things along the way. However, you must be willing to take the hits that the unexpected things in life throw at you.


One of my absolute favorite quotes is by Terry Goodkind in his "Sword of Truth" book series. He says, “...think of the solution, not the problem.", which is a quote Dakota and I try to live our lives by-especially lately. If I'm being honest, there have been quite a few problems that have arisen over the last 45 days, and there are problems still. We've tried to think of a solution to each problem and make the best out of every situation. What else is there to do?


Change is uncomfortable and scary as hell, but I believe it's important and can hold a lot of value. So, if you're itching for some change, then change. That's what we did, and we're doing alright.

 
 
 

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