Looming Transitions Quotes

“It is tempting to measure how much you have meant to someone by the size of their reaction to your departure, but this reduces relationships to a scorecard. 1 Corinthians 13 is about as clear as you can get when it comes to love and scorekeeping: don’t do it. You matter, others matter; how this is expressed shouldn’t be the gauge of how much.”
― Amy Young, Looming Transitions: Starting and Finishing Well in Cross-Cultural Service

“I want a fertile soul. I want to be the kind of person who is able to let roles or locations or seasons of life die so there is space for the new to grow. You’re on this journey too or you probably wouldn’t be reading this. When a transition is looming, part of keeping your soul fertile is awareness. Awareness of the kind of person you want to be. Awareness that it is possible to let certain parts die and plant new ones. Awareness that fertile can look fallow on the surface. Awareness that it is hard to let parts of yourself die, but it is necessary. Awareness that you may need to leave to stay you. Awareness that while a fertile soul may not be the heart cry of the world, it is the heart cry of God. He loves you and cares more about being with you in this journey than where you are going.”
― Amy Young, Looming Transitions: Starting and Finishing Well in Cross-Cultural Service

“Climate is what we expect, weather is what we get.” – Mark Twain27”
― Amy Young, Looming Transitions: Starting and Finishing Well in Cross-Cultural Service