Packing, Preparation, but no Pressure for Perry Point

Team Leader Training is three days away.  I don't really have a considerable amount of packing to do, as I've stored clothing at Perry Point in November.  However, in three days' time after realizing what I need, or equally do not need but want to bring with me, that may change.  But consolidating and minimizing is my first challenge of year, one of many to come, and this may be the easiest.

I know a bit of what to expect, based on my first year of service , but I also know, and have been told, to expect this to be a fairly intense and challenging year, and I'm only going to really experience that intensity as it happens.  In other words, the hardest parts will be the unexpected: situations or issues that arise on a close-knit team working a busy schedule, traveling often, and being attached at the hips for ten months straight.  Oh, and not to mention, being responsible for the well-being and success of these 10 or so individuals in their year of service.  No pressure, right?  Fortunately, I don't find myself getting deflated very easily this upcoming year.  I know what my team can and will get out of this experience, and I know how to give it to them.  They've got to get something out of it.  At the very least, I'm sure we could win confidently in a mean game of 11-legged race.

What's next?  Well, we'll see.  The training will commence, we'll begin our traveling, and we'll help and change communities for the better.  A whole lot will happen in between and during as part of service, so all I can do now is prepare and look forward to it.

Until then, I'm posting this video as I did on my previous blog; it is called the Lost Generation, and it always puts me in that service mind-set.  It's still relevant to everyone, I think, and not just the young person's perspective.