Happy Autumn!
- Kyra Menzel
- Sep 22, 2018
- 2 min read
A new season means change in weather but also change in the Menzel family. I can honestly say that I have tried and learned more new things in the last few weeks than I have in a long time. The biggest example would be stick shift. Embarassingly enough, I did not learn how to drive a manual until two weeks ago. And until two weeks ago I had also never driven in a European city. Ha. Just as my life was starting to get back to normal and not overwhelmingly new, I was thrown into a new job, European driving, and learning to drive stick shift all in one weekend. But the whole experience has and continues to teach me a lot.
I’m going to let you imagine how my first day went. First, the car was parked on a steep hill and hills are not my friend. Second, I had to pull out of said parking space in front of my new boss. And third, every time I stalled out was in front of my boss. I can laugh about it now but at the time I had a near panic attack. Thankfully, I haven’t stalled out in about four days so yay for blessings!
The grand lesson here is that patience is its own reward BUT consistency and perseverance reap pretty awesome rewards as well. I’m not going to lie, I thought about quitting and finding another job after that first day. One of my weaknesses is being a people pleaser and in my mind I had not pleased anyone that day. But looking how far I have come in two weeks amazes me! Not just with driving. And I know that sounds cheesy but its true. I've learned things about myself, about my future family and what kind of structure I want to have, and about how I can do hard things for more than two days.
When I think about different periods of my life and even my mission, I know I have already learned those lessons. However, as most humans, I am a slow learner and need reminders of those simple yet important lessons in life. But I think we all do. I know I am going to get gently and not so gently reminded of these lessons in the future.
Sometimes I still can’t believe this is my life. That I have the blessing to be married to such an amazing man and live in this vibrant, historical city. I never would have pictured that I would study what I am and that I won’t go to a physical location for university. And yet, with all these changes to my “plan”, so far it has turned out better than I ever expected. That’s usually how it goes though right?
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