Sometimes I have this sudden sharp jab of the desire to go home. It takes a while for the resulting tumbling, clouding emotions to clear and for me to realise that I am swimming outside my comfort zone and the need for comfort beckons. It takes a further effort to see that in this comfort-deprived zone there is opportunity for learning, and of course, growth.
We are somewhat like babies in this respect. Witness the baby, trying to crawl, sit, stand, then trying to walk. Tumbling, falling, crying, and yet, trying again, never giving up. Imagine if the baby had given up after its first fall and just lain there in the comfort of the bed, content to stare at the ceiling. It would never have walked.
And so I overcome the desire for comfort with the desire for growth.
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Dependency on social networking and connectedness is like being a desktop computer, you always need to be plugged in to the electric supply to be able to function.
The laptop on the other hand has its own power supply, you only need to plug it in once in a while to recharge.
Being a laptop is kind of liberating.
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Rootlessness sounds like such a scary word. Maybe for some it really is. For me, however, it is like having wings.
