Many changes...

Hello there! Sorry it has been so long since I posted anything. There have been a lot of changes in my professional world, most importantly that I moved my Alameda office to a more central location (on Central Avenue, no less!), just off Park Street and all the wonderful shops and eateries.

There have also been a lot of changes in the world, most notably our new President, Barack Obama.

In the back (and sometimes forefront) of my mind has been the awareness that with every new beginning -- wonderful as it may be, or hopeful as we may feel about the start of something new -- there is a loss. Usually there has to be. One thing typically has to end for another thing to begin. And I think we sometimes do not take the time to acknowledge the loss.

When we don't take the time to honor the passage of one way of being, to grieve when appropriate or celebrate as is sometimes called for, we may find, later on, that it comes back to bite us on the tush. And if we don't let go as part of our grieving, we may sabotage our own new start.

It's just something I have been pondering amidst the recognition of all that is new. For as much as I love my new office, and all my clients do as well, we did lose having our own off-street parking lot, and that really was nice. So I take a deep breath, acknowledge that loss, accept it, and move on, with quarters in hand, prepared for the parking meters!