Happier Days

Jay-Z with Cat

As always, when I accomplish something, I am the happiest. That's also the moment I start to have second thought about my accomplishment. Was it worth it? Wasn't it too easy?  What if it isn't what I thought it would be? Now what? 

 

My training ended on Friday and I was sad--I still am--that I wouldn't see the trainer and my coworkers next week. I texted my mentor (the Korean language facilitator), Cho, about it and he replied, "Don't cry because it's over. Smile because it happened." (he indicated it's from Dr. Seuss, but I did some research and found out it's not clear who actually said or wrote it first) I am really grateful for the 6-week training.

 

Yesterday, I had a relaxing time with Max in a while. We ate a delicious Greek meal and talked about aphorisms, social anxiety, therapy and our friends. My favorite quote of the day was "There is nothing good or bad, but thinking makes it so." from <Hamlet>. I've got a newfound respect for Shakespeare. Without deep understanding of human mind, he couldn't have written it.

 

A few days ago I had a heartwarming yet a little disorienting dream where all of my ex-coworkers from one of my previous jobs in Korea were welcoming me. It led me to wonder what happened to one of them who had an accident after I last saw her and I looked her up online. Much to my relief, she seems to have been doing well. Maybe I will reach out to her sometime.