For the past few weeks my mind has been on hiatus. Well, not actually my mind, just this column.
Psychologists say there are many personal passages, which can cause severe stress.
They include the death of a spouse or child, the loss of a job, and divorce. But right up there with those traumatic events is moving. Until the decision to leave our lovely home in the tree-lined suburbs and downsize to a condominium in the city, I wouldn't have believed that moving would even rank among the most stressful events. We have made several moves throughout our family life. So it's not picking up the stakes that is so wrenching, it's the downsizing.