Just did it

On reflection the seeds of this experiment in spontaneity were sown last Monday when a few disparate elements came together in an unexpected fashion.

Element 1: I'm the process of exploring the possibility of becoming a Baptist minister. This is requiring me to do lots of reflecting (ha!).

Element 2. At some point during March my housemate is kicking me out - she's getting married and has decided she'd rather I didn't live with her and her new husband. So selfish. Therefore I will soon be homeless.

Element 3. Aforementioned housemate has just been away for a few days at Scargill House and when she got back she mentioned that they are trying to grow a live-in community and are looking for people to join them. I think she just told me this because it was interesting, not as a subtle hint...

On Monday evening I was thinking about what the next few months might hold when it suddenly occurred to me that living in a community like that at Scargill could be a valuable way to spend the time between moving out of my current accommodation and starting my ministerial training.
So far, so reflective.

What happened next was entirely uncharacteristic. I sat down at my laptop and wrote an email to Scargill asking about the possibility of being part of their community for a few months. Just like that. No list of pros and cons, no mulling it over.

Just did it.

So far I haven't had anything other than an acknowledgement email back, but there's a very real sense in which just sending the email was as significant an achievement than anything that may or may not come out of the enquiry. Well done me.