The morning
of his high school graduation, I snapped a picture of my sleeping son. It was
the beginning and end of a journey. The day flew by with preparations for the
soon to be graduate. A yard sign was staked in a corner of our front lawn –
2017 graduate lives here. A banner was draped above our garage, announcing
congratulations to the graduate.
Inside the
house, my son secured the graduation cap on top of his hairstyle of braided
dreadlocks. The blue and white tassel dangled from the side of cap. Four years
of high school athletic events, parent-teacher conferences and homework
hurdles. And that’s just the parenting side.
Changes
occur in our lives, causing us to readjust…to a new normal. The things that
were once routine have changed, the people in our lives may have changed, job
loss may have occurred or your children move away. My son graduated from high
school and will attend college away from home. Both of us will experience a new
normal.
My new
normal will be that of an empty nester. My son’s new normal will involve
adjusting to life away from home. When you move into a new state of normal,
embrace it, consider it a change in seasons. Below are five tips to help ease
your transition into a new normal.
1. Start a new hobby
2. Surround yourself with friends and
family
3. Volunteer
4. Schedule a date with yourself every
month-go out for an ice cream sundae; take an art class; change your hairstyle
5. Do something that you’ve always
wanted to do, but never made time for it
Have you
experienced a New Normal? When it happens will you be prepared? Life happens,
embrace it.
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