Mindshifting is recognizing and shifting from the mindsets that hold us back to the mindsets that push us forward. I write about mindsets, Mindshifting, learning, and education, with the hope that these posts give readers more power over their own lives and helps them give others, like their students, more power as well.
What Makes Something Worth It?
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We went to Neung Sarat’s, our (former) exchange student, wedding this weekend. Neung lived with us for the second semester of the 2010-11 school year when he was in high school. The wedding was in Thailand. We flew out Thursday morning. There was a 17 hour flight to Singapore, a 90 minute layover, then a 2 hour flight to Bangkok, and we arrived at 8:00PM on Friday. The wedding was Sunday, from 1:30 PM until about 11:30 PM, and it was entirely in Thai, which we do not speak. Then we flew back starting at 6:00PM Monday for the 2-hour flight to Singapore, then 3 hours layover and the 17 hour flight back to New York, arriving at 5:30AM on Tuesday. What made this journey worth it? We had over 48 hours of pure joy and connection in Bangkok. Over the 2 ½ days, we got to spend 6-8 hours face to face with our Thai son and his fiancée/bride, plus another 2-4 hours with their parents and siblings at meals. We were all so happy to be together, to be connected, and to be sharing a very happy occasion. While we did not understand anything that was said during the wedding, we could listen to the emotions in the voices and watch how Thai and Chinese cultures manifested in different wedding traditions. So many family members and friends of the couple came up to us and told us how happy they were, and how honored they were that we had travelled so far. Many recounted stories that our son had told them about his time with us and the life lessons from the experience. What makes something worth it? What made all that travel worth it? Emotional connection with others is what makes something worthwhile. |
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Mindshifting is recognizing and shifting from the mindsets that hold us back to the mindsets that push us forward. I write about mindsets, Mindshifting, learning, and education, with the hope that these posts give readers more power over their own lives and helps them give others, like their students, more power as well.
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