Feeling in and out of my element

This weekend was the Kairos retreat through St. T's, and it was wonderful. There were about 20 retreatants and ten team members, maybe a few more retreatants. It didn't take too long to become comfortable with the people around me. God worked that weekend, and He is still working. My small group meshed right away. The whole weekend I felt "on." I could crack a joke in most situations, and most everyone laughed. There was also discussion times, where my group would go back forth between deep conversation to funny lines. I also spent it with Heather, and it was the first time that we have ever really revealed our faith to each other, and now I feel like our friendship even deeper.

Upon return from the retreat, after church, my girlfriends hosted a "New Year's Party" at their place. Many of the people who were there are more of my acquaintances than my friends, and they are also loud. Switching in a few hours from a situation where I can be really comfortable talking to anyone to a place where I felt like I could only talk a few people was so strange. It makes me introverted, which is opposite of what I normally feel. Heather said, "It is good for you to feel introverted, because then you know what it is like." That statement is true, it does help me relate and try to understand people more, so when in a situation which isn't easy, I can see that.