I first said this (out loud) over brunch last weekend to my friend Lisa. Lisa nodded and said "You just don't have your New York legs yet." Perhaps. And I realize how "California" I sound saying this too! While I know I am still feeling a bit unsettled, I also feel that I am where I am supposed to be right now, so there's a certain peace in that. (Hopefully I will keep this peaceful attitude when its January here and I'm feeling the wind coming off the river and I think about yoga on the beach with the dolphins in Laguna!).
I think it is the "Power New York" I used to know that I think I am not really clicking with yet - the energy, the pace, going to the latest and greatest places, the super scheduled pm life, keeping up with it all. I do enjoy being close to it - knowing I can dip in the pool when I want to for fun - but mainly enjoying the smaller, quieter charms of getting to know the village and surrounding areas of Brooklyn Heights, and especially seeing the faces of many people I care about on a regular basis.
I think it is the "Power New York" I used to know that I think I am not really clicking with yet - the energy, the pace, going to the latest and greatest places, the super scheduled pm life, keeping up with it all. I do enjoy being close to it - knowing I can dip in the pool when I want to for fun - but mainly enjoying the smaller, quieter charms of getting to know the village and surrounding areas of Brooklyn Heights, and especially seeing the faces of many people I care about on a regular basis.
My brother in law has quoted the "Wear Sunscreen" song before to me -- "Live in New York City once but leave before it makes you hard; Live in Northern California once but leave before it makes you soft."
Not sure what happens yet when you return back to New York...
Not sure what happens yet when you return back to New York...
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