Interestingly, right after I’d shared about needing to choose a solo trip that was kind to my nervous system and reconnecting with a close friend in Europe who was keen to spend time with me…
… a once-in-a-lifetime humanitarian opportunity that I’ve been praying for for YEARS opened up just before my eyes. 😭😭😭
Signing up for it though, would not leave financial room in our budget for me to go for my restorative trip. 💔
Therein lies the dilemma—
to say no to my body again to pursue something filled with meaning, purpose and passion.
Or to forgo the opportunity of a lifetime 😭😭 so can I can reset a nervous system that’s been battered.
What would you do?
When faced with this dilemma, what would you do?
Listen to your body and go on that nervous system reset trip it needs?
Or
Go for this once-in-a-lifetime humanitarian opportunity that will be tough, rough and intense, cost twice as much (how will I raise $12’000 for this mission?!) but ultimately has been a childhood dream filled with meaning and purpose… and something you’ve spent the past two years in Africa praying for.
A part of me tells me to be practical— Realistically speaking, this isn’t the right time to go.
From next month, our rental income that has been supporting majority of our unpaid humanitarian stint here in east Africa will come to an indefinite end with no replacement in sight.
Financially speaking, it doesn’t make sense.
But I do know that since embarking on this crazy adventure of faith, I’ve always started standing on the cliff’s edge of faith waiting for God to show up to surprise me.
So what should I do?
(A) Prioritize a restorative trip. Your body needs the recharge outside of Africa, in Scotland’s endless hills and rolling plains. Your soul needs the balm of a close friend.
(B) Prioritize this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity in Africa even if it’s tough, even if you need to raise funds for it… because you’ll regret it for life if you don’t. Schedule rest around it- it can come later.
(C) or…?
It was then that my 9-year old, upon hearing this, took a deep contemplative breath before gingerly saying with a twinkle in her eye, “Mummy, you should consider doing both.”
What would you do?