So I just spend the last hour
and a half pouring through my recipe book looking for things to cook. I would find something, get really excited
and then realize no, cant get that ingredient…oh, nope cant get that either. It
is funny in the States if I couldn’t find something I would be furious. I would feel put out that Kroger didn’t have
it and I might have to try Food city; talk about wasting time. I had way too much to do to go to a different
grocery store. Here, I find myself
rejoicing when I can find anything I am looking for. One day there is Raisin Bran and then the
next week there is no Raisin bran to be found.
My expectations are changing. My
sense of entitlement is changing. Not
because I am such a good little girl that I recognize my own selfishness, but
by force of habit I am acclimating to a life where very little happens as I
expect it to. I wonder if maybe we all live in a way we have learned by
default. We have acclimated to a system not because we have chosen it but
because that is how things are. I am
grateful for this time to live with different expectations because maybe when
we return I will choose how I live in Tennessee.
So 20 years ago, Pablo and I
came to Guatemala to learn Spanish. Somehow I learned to say “Un otra” when no “un” is needed. So now for the last 6 weeks my teacher has
been correcting me. I still say it . Not
because I don't know it is incorrect but by force of habit. I am trying to unlearn it. I catch myself but it is almost always after
verbalizing it. UGH! It drives me crazy. So on our recent drive to the beach it made
me think about other bad habits I have picked up over the years. Things I know are not right but still seem to
do or say. As I started a running list
in my head I was horrified. Do I really
have to have a cup of coffee before I can speak to my family in the
morning? Do I seriously have to weigh
myself everyday? How much of my life is
just one big bad habit. This living intentionally
may be the end of me
Personally, I have no bad habits. But it was fun reading about yours. ;-)
ReplyDeleteI love you MiChal! Thanks again for our treats!!!!
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