New beginning

My most pregnant new beginning during the last years was the move to Germany. And to put it bluntly I don't regret it. I have my family (just being with Peter would be enough), I found a job which I like and I start slowly to enlarge my social circle.

Funnily enough tonight one of my oldest friends (literally!) contacted me and told me that she also moved, also in Germany, some 200 km away from where we live. And while chatting with her, I realised that her fears are so similar to mine: did I make the correct choice? Will I be happy? How will my family adjust to the new environment? How will my job evolve? I tried to comfort her and to be a good friend (even from the distance). I know it will be hard, but she will manage, she is one of the toughest people I know, very determined, very intelligent (she is a dedicated doctor!). But for a while some days will be harder than she expects, the fears will be present, she will have doubts. It helps to talk, I remember that, and to acknowledge small successes, like finding new ways to go to work (without GPS), to discover your favourite coffee place and be a regular, to walk around and enjoy nature.

But in the end “A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step.” )Lao Tzu) right? And she did the first, as did I almost 4 years ago. It ain't easy but boy I had fun so far!

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