{"id":566,"date":"2019-06-18T00:22:05","date_gmt":"2019-06-18T05:22:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/?p=566"},"modified":"2019-11-27T07:22:30","modified_gmt":"2019-11-27T12:22:30","slug":"last-day-at-peaceful-living","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/2019\/last-day-at-peaceful-living\/","title":{"rendered":"Last Day at Peaceful Living"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This morning I ran out to the store around 5:30AM to pick up ingredients for <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"stuffed bitter melon (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/2019\/so-delicious-%e1%9e%9f%e1%9f%92%e1%9e%84%e1%9f%84%e1%9e%9a%e1%9e%98%e1%9f%92%e1%9e%9a%e1%9f%87\/\" target=\"_blank\">stuffed bitter melon<\/a>. When I stepped outside I saw a rainbow in the sky. The angle of the dawn on the morning mist was just right. What a sign as today was my last day at Peaceful Living.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I have an &#8216;All about my Dad&#8217; Q&amp;A taped on my fridge that Charlotte did for Father&#8217;s Day last year. One of the lines is, &#8220;I love my dad because he works at Peaceful Living.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/AllAboutMyDad2018-2-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-583\" width=\"457\" height=\"609\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/AllAboutMyDad2018-2-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/AllAboutMyDad2018-2-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/AllAboutMyDad2018-2-630x840.jpg 630w, https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/AllAboutMyDad2018-2-960x1280.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 457px) 100vw, 457px\" \/><figcaption>I love my dad because he works at Peaceful Living.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>At the time, it made me reflect that I loved <em>myself <\/em>because I worked at Peaceful Living. We spend so much of our lives at work and so many people don&#8217;t find their occupation fulfilling, but I always knew I was doing meaningful work at Peaceful Living.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It feels like the end of an era for our family. Crystal was the first staff at Peaceful Living&#8217;s day program in &#8217;09 and her time there inspired her to become an Occupational Therapist. Back then I was known as Mr. Crystal at company picnics and holiday parties. Peaceful Living threw us a wedding shower and welcomed our girls into the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It feels like the end of an era for me personally. I&#8217;ve grown so much as a person and worked with so many amazing people. I&#8217;m a different person because of having been here. I&#8217;m excited to return to Cambodia but I am sad to leave.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This morning I ran out to the store around 5:30AM to pick up ingredients for stuffed bitter melon. When I stepped outside I saw a rainbow in the sky. The angle of the dawn on the morning mist was just right. What a sign as today was my last day at Peaceful Living. 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