With everyone making final preparations with packing and making copies of our passports and taking photos for visas, the excitement is building. Yesterday, I met with one of our team members and provided her with an official team shirt and she sent a text message back to me saying she could wear the shirt as a dress and required a smaller size! Hopefully, all of the shirts will not be oversized, but then again, that is one of the joys of organizing such a trip - one has to be FLEXIBLE!
For those seasoned members of the Rotary Dream Teams, there is a full understanding that flexibility is a key word and temperament for each of us to adopt for the coming three weeks. Adapt and adjust are two more good words to keep in our minds. Nothing ever works completely as we may have wished or planned, but with adopting a mindset of adaptation and adjusting, and remaining flexible, each of us will once more enjoy the trip of a lifetime!
Approach each day as a totally new adventure and go with the flow. Some of us will actually be literally going with the flow, as we take our travel portion of the trip and go whitewater rafting down the Ganges River! This river is regarded by Hindus and others alike to be one of the holiest rivers in all of India. After our journey down river, we will stay one night at the Parmarth Niketan in Rishikesh and participate in the evening celebration - aarti. What a thrill to be able to observe - to see and hear and smell all of what comprises a havan and an aarti ceremony. And what an honor and privilege, as well.
It is time to put aside the last minute jitters and just let it happen. As I have always maintained, when Rotary is involved, everything works out for the best and together we are able to Reach Inside to Embrace Humanity, while bring about Peace through Service.
For those seasoned members of the Rotary Dream Teams, there is a full understanding that flexibility is a key word and temperament for each of us to adopt for the coming three weeks. Adapt and adjust are two more good words to keep in our minds. Nothing ever works completely as we may have wished or planned, but with adopting a mindset of adaptation and adjusting, and remaining flexible, each of us will once more enjoy the trip of a lifetime!
Approach each day as a totally new adventure and go with the flow. Some of us will actually be literally going with the flow, as we take our travel portion of the trip and go whitewater rafting down the Ganges River! This river is regarded by Hindus and others alike to be one of the holiest rivers in all of India. After our journey down river, we will stay one night at the Parmarth Niketan in Rishikesh and participate in the evening celebration - aarti. What a thrill to be able to observe - to see and hear and smell all of what comprises a havan and an aarti ceremony. And what an honor and privilege, as well.
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