whats important

In the middle of a trip right now in china.

Gonna talk out loud for a sec.

been planning this trip for 18 months and on point for close to 80 friends. Pressure. Not a lot of relaxing in my life this moment.

All this time I have had expectations of what I think should happen and what I think God should make happen. And I have invested a fair amount of time, thinking and money in this event.

So what happens? Very little of what I expected for sure. Change. Change. Change. More change.

What do I do? Recalibrate? Change? Be Frustrated? All the above and more?

What is important I am (re) learning again is to drop what I think is important and tap in to what God is doing. That will count.

In the midst of leaning in to this process I am amazed at what He does. I am having some incredible conversations. I am speaking some words I did not expect that have helped others. A new friends life, who was not in the "mix" is having his life changed. I am connecting in unexpected ways with my son. I am seeing some cool things come because of the different size of a group. I am seeing some team unity that is affecting many volunteers.

I am seeing things differently for sure. I am and will continue to recalibrate daily.

My report will look different from the goals set 18 months and even 18 days ago.

I am discovering what is really important-the hard way. It's cool.