We just returned from watching the movie Gravity and I am convinced of two things:
1) Astronaut has always been low in my career ranking, but after seeing that it’s just not even in the running anymore, and . . .
2) My victory today is our kids.
See, I was reflecting, on the drive home, about the re-entry astronauts have to endure when coming back to earth, which got me thinking about the whole re-entry into American culture, and I thought, “Wow. Our kids are pretty amazing.”
It’s not easy as an adult to mentally and emotionally adjust back to the States after 13 years away, but for our kids it’s literally a foreign country that they’re trying to learn to call home. And they’re kids also going through all the normal stuff kids have to figure out. Yet they’re pressing on every day, making friends, learning how to do school, embracing what comes. I’m crazy proud of them and how they’ve endured. That’s no small victory.
What are you calling victory today?
Love the connection! Haven’t seen the movie, but re-entry is such a challenge! Well done, my victorious friend.
Thank you Dayle! You should see the movie – it’s very good.