Even Happy Transitions Are Bewildering—But Why?
Why do happy transitions—like a wished for job or relationship—upset us? I interviewed a new college president about her transition. She was thrilled to be selected but wondered why she felt depressed after starting the new job. A newly married couple moved into their first home.Editorial Controls
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Tearful Times, Cheerful Solutions–Beat the Holiday Blues
Holidays can evoke feelings of loneliness forcing people to confront what they want but don’t have. Laurel cried as she told me that the second Christmas following her husband’s death is more difficult that the first. The first year, family and friends surrounded her. The second year, her husband’s death is not uppermost in anyone’s mind but hers. She finds herself tearful.
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The Best Is Yet to Be, Maybe!
The poet Robert Browning wrote, “The Best Is Yet to Be.” I have added the word, maybe. Maybe the future will be wonderful if we can figure out how to live well. Ted Fishman, author of the best selling book, Shock of Gray, wrote: “And while we will likely engineer ever-longer lives, can we figure out how to fill the extra years with vitality and joy? (2010, p. 14).”
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