As I write this
post, I am on my layover in the airport in Atlanta, Georgia, waiting for my
connecting flight to Raleigh-Durham. If
you had told me a year ago that I would be sitting here, waiting to arrive in
Chapel Hill, North Carolina for the Making Things Happen Intensive, I probably
wouldn’t have believed you. I say
“probably” because it’s really hard to think back to where I was a year ago,
and what I was doing, how I was feeling, and what I wanted to do.
I bought my ticket
for Making Things Happen on December 12, 2013, which wasn’t really all that
long ago. I’ve known and been prepared
to attend for about 3.5 months, but I still don’t actually know what to
expect. I’ve read some wonderful recap
blog posts from various attendees from last year and years before, but nobody
has the exact same experience in anything in life, so it’s pointless to
compare. The only constant that has
appeared across the anecdotes and reflections that I’ve read, is that
transformational change occurs in some way.
In terms of goals
and outcomes from MTH, I have no idea what I am wanting. I also don’t know about making friends at
thing conference – large groups of adults are generally discomforting to me,
for whatever reason.
Things that I do
know: our hotel, The Carolina Inn, is going to be absolutely homey and
comfortable, my roommate is sweet and kind already, and that this will be an
event like I’ve never experienced before.
I’m looking ahead
and looking to grow, and I’m looking forward to telling you all how the conference
went. Stay tuned later this week for a
recap about the entire MTH experience!
Wish me luck.
Love and Light,
Alyssa
