The Gift of the Aha Momentĭuring my first conference, I was blown away by aha moment after aha moment. You feel like a student as you swirl around in the richness of learning about countries around the world from people who grew up in them.
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Instead, introductions cut to the quick, and within minutes, you find yourself sharing intimate experiences that you normally would never share with someone you just met.Īnd this continues for three full days from 8 am until 11 pm every night. Nobody asks, “Where are you from?” because it’s the question every attendee dreads the most. Whether it’s your first or fifteenth meeting, everyone is welcomed with a smile and open arms. The Families in Global Transition Conference has been called “a reunion of strangers” because of the warmth that the organizers and long-time attendees bring with them. I gladly change back into my own shoes with the realization that my issues no longer felt quite so heavy as they did before. The sudden crash of insight as you realize that your perspective has been too narrow even though you thought it was broad.įor me, it was a feeling of slipping into someone else’s shoes for a moment and feeling the discomfort, the pain, and the struggle that they have carried for so long. The light bulb flicks on and all of a sudden, the hair raises on the back of your neck and goosebumps cover your arms.
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