“Progress is impossible without change.”
– George Bernard Shaw
Yesterday we moved our eldest son into his college dorm for his freshman year. While it’s fulfilling to have helped launch our son to his next stage, the change is bittersweet. As excited as we are for him and the new life that awaits him, the rest of us already feel his void at home. We’re in transition as we begin to discover what our “new normal” will be for the three of us. Knowing our family would need time to ourselves, I didn’t schedule other commitments this weekend or have other expectations of myself. During transitions times, I try to give myself space—time to walk, write, nap, think, process, plan and, in some cases, cry.
How can you nurture yourself during times of transition?
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