Turning Grief into Gratitude
Making a list of people, places, eras, and things you grieve may sound like it’ll make you wallow in it further: but it’s actually quite helpful and cathartic.
The second I got my first vaccine dose in late February, I went full speed ahead with my plans to move to Los Angeles that had been incubating for about 10 months. Booked a flight, talked to a business attorney about migrating my current entity and the next one I’m starting, and made a spreadsheet of 17 potential properties I could call home. After narrowing it down to five, I took a few virtual tours and decided on one even though it was too early to begin the leasing process.
I felt in control of my destiny. Seeing rising vaccination rates fill newsfeeds also filled me with hope, as table after table of nurses who efficiently jabbed one arm after another at Bronx Science helped reinstate some of my trust in public health after a year of utter abandonment from every level of government.
You’d think after my second jab and this hopeful news, and so much to look forward to plus spring arriving, that I’d be thrilled…
