Rediscovering Values Amid Loss

From the summer through the winter, there was the ebb and flow of finding one’s bearings after a loved one’s abrupt passing, the sudden putting of someone’s belongings and papers in order, the overall rearrangement of everyday life and duties. The holidays were a great reminder of loss. There was always one less chair, one…

Day 50

Munich. I left my home country and it’s day 50 out of tentatively 730. I left in a rush. With only 2 months notice, I left the life that I’ve known since forever–my family, friends, colleagues in my high profile(?) high paying corporate scientist-project manager job thousands of miles away. I’m technically still employed but…