Change is good

Making changes in our lives is not easy. We wonder what the outcome will be, and the hesitation often prevents us from making that decision. Moving to Asia from Canada is obviously one big decision, which changes our lives, and affect the lives of those close to us. But regardless of how this will turn out, we must learn to live in the "now". I often remind myself of this quote I read long ago: Yesterday is history. Tomorrow is mystery. Today is a gift, that is why it is called the present.
Anyways, enough BS, of all the changes which are happening in our new surroundings, what affects Frankie the most is what we are most concerned of. Yes, she misses her friends, her school, her playdates, and the easy lifestyle of Canada. One thing we have all noticed is that the kids in Canada are a lot happier, free spirited, and innocent. Kids here are a lot more serious, restrained, and more mature for their age. It would be perfect if somehow we can have a balance of the two. And living in both countries in different time frames may allow us to achieve that.
Take piano for example: in Canada, it is quite a challenge and often a struggle to get Frankie to practise. But since school started here, she takes her piano lessons at school, and she practises three times a week in a studio inside her school. Playing piano is no longer a hobby, a leisure, it now becomes part of her schooling. This provides a structure she badly needs, which is already showing positive results.....

This morning, I heard her playing the piano on her own will. Must be a lesson with the teacher today........