Happy and relaxed
As expected, I left the Catskills today for a short business trip to Turkey. Driving down to New York, and out to JFK, I became quite aware of how happy and relaxed I have been for the last two weeks. It has been wonderful being with India and with the kids, and wonderful having a practically zero stress life. It is not realistic on this level on a permanent basis, but I do feel as though I have rediscovered a way that I used to be, a long time ago.
Until six weeks ago, I was averaging3-4 flights every week, and 3-4 nights away from home. I was barely able to exercise, and had given up every pretty much every relationship, interest, and activity outside of work.
Whatever I end up doing next, I will have a better sense of what I had been missing, and what a balanced life style could look like.