Category: Book
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News
It’s raining. Jaclyn woke up early to come with me and Rufus for a morning walk. She talked and sang, and bossed Rufus around.
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For the blog readers
When I take Rufus for walks in the morning, and I let him run through the grass, I take in the silence and morning sun. My mind is clear so I write down more thoughts on adoption, to be shared over time, in bite-size on facebook, in Romanian. You now get a sneak-peek.
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A conversation worth having
I worried that I will forget myself, that everything I learned and felt differently, if I don’t get it out as fast as I could, it would get buried. But I had to also trust my instinct. It didn’t feel right to talk over others, to impose my view, to ever start my conversations “in…
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Seasons of the soul
I assumed a variety of reasons for having to wait a year to apply for adoption, but now that we’ve been here for three months I realize how necessary this letting time wash over us is. My optimism gets in the way of letting go and feeling the complexity of this season. Today I recalled…
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The joy and challenges of adaptation
As we establish a rhythm of life in Cluj, I inevitably compare and contrast it with the last time I had to adapt to the Californian home I now miss. It took me months to figure out the stores where I could shop comfortably, and to get cooking. My food only tastes good when I…
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Week 1 – we survived
It’s like a cold shower, or like having to write with your left hand all of a sudden, and it’s not just doodling. It’s writing your final thesis. We have done everything in our power to prepare for the move, but I can’t help but acknowledge how much easier life was in the States. On…
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What shall we be known for?
“Who am I to do anything about anything?” It’s a very tempting thought. It’s lazy and cowardly. “What if I make a fool of myself? What if nobody will want to listen or join in or follow?” Moni said the other day, as she was giving us an account of her business journey with ups…
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A new era
I woke up to a Friday 8 AM shift. Nothing unusual about that. Except it’s my last work day. I arrived 5 minutes early and went about my day, with an Open Training and a few Personal Trainings. And I was apparently glowing. Life is about to change, and I see it and feel it…
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Out of body feeling
I feel as if I am slowly disintegrating from this world, to reembody myself elsewhere… physically, even though it’s just mentally and emotionally. Conrad calls it checking-out, and maybe it is. Regardless, it is exhausting as I try to stay present. During my last week of breaks I still take walks in Los Gatos and…
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October came and went
It’s the end of October, and the world oscillates between windy nervous red-yellow-brown leafs and yellow sunlight, and blue air with misty streets. There’s anticipation and there’s a deep sense of giddiness about the near future. What we do lately – I try to pace myself, in layering a wide variety of responsibilities and tasks…
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September thoughts
Kindness is contagious. I read an exhortation online this morning: “Say something good about somebody. At least one person.” It reminded me about my job and why I got so much out of it. One’s patience, support, kindness, willingness to help others is rewarded ten fold, not even by the pay-it-forward act, but by what…