Category Archives: PERSONAL

I’m sharing my final post as the Pilgrim in Residence on A Sacred Journey. I had to learn how to feel at home in a place that was so foreign to where I came from. Sure, I came to London for a summer school but that was just a glorified vacation with other students for some college credit. Since I’ve lived here, I feel like I’ve had to expect more from myself, learn more about where I come from and which parts make up who I really am. It’s like I stepped onto the other side of the mirror and saw myself through the lens of another culture.

Read more about what I saw: http://asacredjourney.net/2014/09/alva-leigh-4/

When I left you last week, I had boarded the plane to Heathrow. I said my long goodbye and moved on to something new, something completely unknown.

All of the excitement and anticipation wore off pretty quickly after Will went to orientation and I had to do a lot of … waiting. Waiting to move in, for a phone, for a bank account, for someone to email me back. This move has been a big lesson in letting go, taking risks. But before I learned that lesson, I spent some time in the awkward in-between, growing uncomfortable enough to eventually turn my thoughts inward.

Read about the next step in my relocation to London: http://asacredjourney.net/2014/09/alva-leigh-2/