Adjusting To Home

I have been back home Minnesota for five days now. Aside from the normal jetlag, the readjustment and culture 'shock' has been challenging. It must be said that I was certainly very excited to move home and return to work and be close to friends and family. However, there is a dual adjustment needed in this process.

Simply entering back into the fray of friends and colleagues and families and small towns and SUPER target stores and freeway rush hour traffic is one thing - the logistics and emotions of resuming normal brings a plethora of emotions, confusion and joy.

But beneath that - there is an underlying resistance to resuming normal. I can't decipher if the resistance is due to the fact that I've lived another lifestyle that I'd either prefer or was just accustomed to, OR if I recognize the differences and I an unwilling to adapt back into (at least some) of the lifestyle I knew to be normal.


So far I have been doing a good job in taking things slowly and not worrying about doing everything at once - unpacking, buying stuff for home or work, worrying about work and all that entails, although there have been little 'freak outs' but they pass quickly. It will take time, patience and a reflection to keep the balance I am earnestly seeking.