Well I guess I have been giving Freetown, Sierra Leone a bit of a bad rap lately mostly due to the intense ‘culture shock’ I have encountered since my arrival – this place feels like the exact opposite of everything I have ever known, yet at the same time its beginning to feel somehow familiar…the universe has strange ways of giving you what you need and for me it always seems to take me to ‘crazy’ first - then reveal its plan. To be quite honest I daily question my purpose here…cause what I came here for is in no way what I have been doing, but something inside me says not to be discouraged…take it all in…let my mind/body/soul/spirit – experience everything - absorb it all…envision the unlimited potentials…trust there is a greater plan unfolding then I can currently recognize.
Wow! Way easier said then done though…once again I find myself wondering what’s next? What am I to do upon my return to Canada? Have I been too passive in carving my own path, believing too much in the power of the universe to lead me and take care of me instead of focusing and dedicating myself to narrowly pursuing specific goals? I frequently find myself in this position - entering into the darkness of the ‘Moon’ - a place where we wait with little awareness of our destiny…our only comfort is instinct reminding us that we will – like the moon - emerge into the light…our path illuminated once more. Kinda like walking around Freetown I guess, you just learn to live in the dark most the time…relying on your instinct, stepping carefully, and trusting you will make it down the path even if you can’t see it.
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