I have to say (as I think you were referring to me as one of those people who are terrified of change) that I am a lot less afraid of it now. Thinking back to the biggest change I recently feared so much (all those that come with graduation from college) I think what I was afraid of, in part, was monotony. And maybe emptiness. Deffinitely loneliness. But what I was pleased to experience when it all started happening was that "youthful swing" during the first few days in a new place that this writer refers to. And no day has been quite the same as any other, which, I admit, has required a lot of effort and intention on my part. I am still pretty afraid of empty rooms, silence, solitude, and do almost anything I can to avoid them. That's a little off topic, but I guess the point is that determining to "mix it up" makes change a little less scary; it leaves you less time to think about what's been lost to the past.
I have to say (as I think you were referring to me as one of those people who are terrified of change) that I am a lot less afraid of it now.
This makes me really happy for you.
I am still pretty afraid of empty rooms, silence, solitude, and do almost anything I can to avoid them.
This makes me worried about you. Recently, Vienna was like this for me, but only because I didn't want to deal with what I knew would come and fill the silence. I was putting it off. But I felt dishonest with myself the whole time.
it leaves you less time to think about what's been lost to the past.
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But what I was pleased to experience when it all started happening was that "youthful swing" during the first few days in a new place that this writer refers to. And no day has been quite the same as any other, which, I admit, has required a lot of effort and intention on my part. I am still pretty afraid of empty rooms, silence, solitude, and do almost anything I can to avoid them. That's a little off topic, but I guess the point is that determining to "mix it up" makes change a little less scary; it leaves you less time to think about what's been lost to the past.
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This makes me really happy for you.
I am still pretty afraid of empty rooms, silence, solitude, and do almost anything I can to avoid them.
This makes me worried about you. Recently, Vienna was like this for me, but only because I didn't want to deal with what I knew would come and fill the silence. I was putting it off. But I felt dishonest with myself the whole time.
it leaves you less time to think about what's been lost to the past.
This stings.
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Glad all is well in your travels.
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