It begins!

Yesterday morning I received an e-mail from 3t of Las Casas de la Selva saying I was able to volunteer. I am so surprised at how easily this is playing out. I've also been noticing what seems like tiny encouragements from the world. Just small things that seem to magically pop up and suggest that I am doing the right thing by taking this plunge. And I'm not a person who believes in destiny or signs really. Of course I can regard them as coincidences, or just say that I notice them only because of my current state, but it's mysterious and I am listening to them.

This whole thing really feels right, but I will confide that I am uneasy at the idea of leaving on a plane by myself, with strangers waiting to receive me on the other side, at a foreign place, where I will remain for 3 months. Leaving "my comfort zone" is just what I want to do, but I can't predict how easily I will handle it. My spirit has always felt more wild than I let myself be. Maybe everyone is this way, but I have felt desire for so much more than I've ever allowed myself do, probably due to fear. Fear of success, fear of growing as a person, fear of my own potential. Failure or mediocrity has always been the more comfortable place for me. It's about time I let that go. Comfort isn't too functional.

Once I finally get a hold of Michelle, the student loan person that is apparently against being at her desk, I can find out about deferring my loans!

Human Potential clip from Waking Life:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aA-PajFU0ts