It’s a New Year, and time is moving on! Sometimes I wish it would move faster. Other times I wish it would slow down. Just as time is constant, so is change. No matter where we live or where we are from, transition is always happening.
Transition. That’s my word for the year!
For the past month or so, I’ve been living with a mental and emotional shift, with the knowledge that 2026 would be a year of transition. Having already made a huge life change this year from Member Caring to Life Coaching & Debriefing, this feels like an exponential transition. Dealing with the aftereffects of endings and beginnings of a life I loved and treasured, once again, I am thrust into another cycle of loss and grief, and the anticipation of new beginnings.
I have stepped onto the travelator of change, and there is no going back!
A decision was made, and now, after five years in this little corner of East Africa, it’s time to move on to another chapter. As a former Member Care coordinator and current Life Coach, I have been called to come alongside others in their cross-cultural transition journeys and help them navigate change. Now I get to live out in real time what I have been helping others do!
From here on out, things will be forever different!
While the physical move will happen in another five months, the mental and emotional journey of transition and change has begun! My mind is consumed with all that needs to happen practically in the next five months. Sorting, selling, packing, while studying online to become a Debriefer, and continuing my pursuit in Life Coaching.
All this while carrying the weight of loss and grief at all I will leave behind. Friends, memories, experiences, community, rhythms & routines, sentimental things, and my little tin roof house with all its quirks.
Mixed in with this are the feelings of anticipation for what will be next. Starting over and beginning again in a different place, making new friends, living in another house, creating new memories,and finding community.
Nothing ever stays the same, and maybe that is just how I was created to live. As a sojourner, I have chosen the path of change.
Remembering, unpacking, and untangling the losses and gains is something I’ll be experiencing in real time! Maybe some of my journey will resonate with you, whether you are leaving, landing, staying, or detouring. Follow along with me as I journey through a season of transition.
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