Solace

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Solace (Eng.) / Consolation (Fr.): noun

• Comfort in sorrow, misfortune or trouble; alleviation o distress or discomfort.
• Something that gives comfort, consolation or grief.

Tonight is my going away cocktail party at my local wine bar. I will be saying goodbye to my dearest friends on the eve of my departure for Paris.  As I prepared myself for the goodbyes that I will be facing, I stumbled upon some news of a different "good bye" variety. I just learned that Carine Roitfeld has left Paris Vogue. How could that be? Just days before my relocation to Paris?!  I feel that the timing of this is auspicious for sure.

While this is shocking, and definitely saddens me,  it is my job to receive this news as a hopeful sign. To embrace all of the change that will continue and hope that I can find solace in the possibilities that it offers.