No, not that type of moving. At least, not yet.
It was a pretty emotionally moving day at work today. My last day in the office for a while: six months at least, and possibly years.
This won't be a full blog post ... I'm not sure that I have the energy for the long-winded diatribe I prefer to espouse whenever possible. More of a reflection. Most of us work very hard at what we do; we strive to learn, grow, understand, and execute. Our motives and motivations are certainly different, but we try and we work at it and we generally want to do better (again, generalizing for the most part).
It's moving, then, to have those actions recognized by others. There was no big party at work today, no grand celebration, and I'm 100% perfectly fine with that -- I wouldn't have wanted one and it wouldn't have been appropriate anyways; but, walking around the office to say goodbye to people, I received no shortage of congratulations, well-wishes, and simple recognition. I believe that this next chapter is going to be filled with a lot more uncertainty than I or anyone else realizes. It was genuinely touching to be encouraged and built-up by so many people at work in advance of that chapter, even (or especially) by many who I don't work with regularly if at all!
I don't believe that I've belabored the story of how my employer came to send me off with their support, and honestly I don't care to do so. I know that there are many things I could have done to make the transition easier. I also know that I don't feel 100% responsible for the various delays and challenges that needed to be overcome. Everything happened the way that it did, for various reasons, and I've learned from it in order to do better in the future. Hopefully I won't need to be recognized for that type of learning down the line.
Until then, a few days of relaxation! Sleeping in! Finishing up things at my condo! Enjoying the beautiful weather! I have not been shy about telling people that I need it. I can't think of a better way to start than being touched by the number of friends and coworkers who sought me out to offer their best wishes today.
