que pasa

Had dinner last night with a friend who's leaving in a month's time.  We've only hung out a couple of times but she lives near me and we have somewhat simliar profiles so maybe that helps us click better.

Normally we just chat about work, weekend trips, what we've been up to, random stuff.  But yesterday was different.  We went deeper into topics and shared about our perspectives on work, faith, and future direction.  In telling her about why Shanghai has been a good place for me to be in, I also realized certain changes in how I see things. 

Sometimes it's only when you try and articulate (either verbally or in writing) a summary of your past few months/years of life that you can actually observe changes that have happened.  Just thinking about it doesn't seem to be enough because articulation requires an organization of thoughts and that's what helps you piece things together.  Otherwise you miss it completely and that's such a pity because I think we can be amazed at what we discover.