In-between Worlds

Less than a month to go until we move out of Bamboo Grove. I feel a bit dazed this evening...in a kind of limbo land...not quite here and clearly not there yet. That said, I'm determined to stay present and not either wish this time away or get so swamped in thoughts and concerns about packing and moving that this final month slips from my grasp. This is a festive month with lots still to look forward to and I intend to make the most of it despite the lists that must be made for Canada Customs and the thoughts about what I'll do when I get back.... those things can wait. Well...Customs won't wait for anybody but Plans for my Future are less demanding right now.

This is truly a test of my ability to be present, a meditation of sorts. When the mind wanders to thoughts of "but what will I do when I get back and there are no organised weekly hikes or Tai Tai Afternoons to attend..." I remind myself that I am still here and that as excited as I am to return Home...Canada Home...I have some great things to do here still so long as I remember to breathe and take it one day at a time. Enjoy every last day...enjoy the friends that I've found here while I can and just breathe it in...else it will be gone in a flash!

Today we had the chat with the people who organise our move for us and once again I need to get my head around packing. Well, that's not quite accurate...we are lucky enough to have the packing part arranged for us but I do have to sort out what we take, what goes by air and what goes on the slow boat from China. That's simple enough really, especially on the return, much easier than it was coming out here as this time it ALL comes with us, one way or the other, I just may not see it for a couple of months.

Transition is an odd thing, more challenging to some than others but I believe it definitely takes a degree of awareness and presence to do it well. Ahead of me lies another shift in culture, a change in climate, a change in lifestyle, different food options, different people with different outlooks on life. It's a shift, no doubt about it, regardless of having done it before. This time will be different too...coming from Hong Kong will feel different to having come from England last time. So just another Adventure really...and of course another new Chapter. The Canadian Chapter Part 2! I'm excited.....