Dear Yuri,
I struggled at first. I threw myself into keeping busy, I worried about whether I’d still have a job at the end and I spent each night awake, listening to the silence. But slowly things seemed to settle and find a new pace, a new (quiet) normal and I’m reluctant to let that go. I enjoy spending more time with the children and sharing the household responsibilities (I’m a single parent). I enjoy being home, being present, not commuting, not worrying about work, and whether I’m good enough or I’ve hit my targets. I’m re-evaluating what my future should look like and how I can simplify it to keep more of this new normal and less of the old. I’m not ready for this period of calm and quiet to be over just yet, my future needs to change.