CityView Magazine - Fayetteville, NC
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CityViewNC.com | 9 People had welcomed us with open arms. We attended the ballet, walked the Saturday open-air market, enjoyed a piano festival, hiked a national park. It was hard to leave a city we had come to really appreciate. My usual grief-and-leaving cycle burst out in full force: denial, anger, anxiety … While packing up boxes once again, I tried to think of the benefits of moving so frequently. Aer finally realizing the grief of these moves, it became easier to remain positive while accepting the challenges. I began to list the benefits: • With every move comes a fresh start. I can reset habits, shed old ones and start new ones. And keep the good ones. • Each move has helped clarify what it is that helps me thrive. I know exactly what I need to set in place in North Carolina to help me thrive and I can execute on it quickly. • We have had regular opportunities to declutter our stuff and think about what things actually matter to us. • We have met so many amazing people along the way. People who make it hard to say goodbye. • We've learned how to delegate responsibilities between us better and have definitely gotten better in our communication while stressed. We still have conflict, but we're generally better at talking through things in more productive ways. As I continued packing box aer box, I continued to reflect. Change is daunting sometimes, but it's also exciting. Aer so much change over so many years, I have become much more adept at tolerating ambiguity. I can handle uncertainty, waiting and not knowing. I am confident in my ability to figure out a way to thrive in a new place. Some days I still cry, longing for roots and stability. For a faith community that knows my story and strengths. For friends close by who can stop by for dinner. But even with the tears, I have become better at starting fresh the next day. I've become better at putting one foot in front of the other until it gets better. I'm 18 homes in and nowhere close to stopping, it seems. at's OK. With a deep breath, a good night's sleep, and a few new song parodies, I think I can make it. Take our free joint pain assessment at CentralCarolinaHosp.com/Joint Count on us to keep your life in motion.