First, there are a lot of stressful things going on in my professional (non-work) life, and I am trying to do two mutually exclusive things: still work on the issues that cause this stress because they should be resolved, and try not to think about them all the time because if I do, I can’t do anything else. Go figure!
Second, all the things going on in the world. I learned from my friend who has relatives in Ukraine in the area close to the war actions that Russian troops retaliated with severe shelling, which lasted for 28 hours. She was very scared for her relatives, and I can’t even imagine how she might feel.
And at the same time, life goes on. Our firm had a summer party today. I was glad that I could sit at the nice rooftop restaurant and relax, which I desperately needed during this super-stressful week. At the same time, I felt ginormous guilt for both relaxing at this rooftop and criticizing the limited selection of food while being aware of what’s going on in other parts of the world … I know it’s pathetic. I know it does not help anybody.
… this rooftop has flowers – right on the rooftop!!! They are planted around and separated from the rest of the floor by glass, and this piece of prairie on the seventeenth floor was one of the most amazing things I saw…
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