Thank you for the concern and recommendations regarding my, um, head issue. And I’m especially grateful for the offer to “move to Canada and marry Uncle Bo.” Tell him to keep his calendar open, please.
I realize whatever it is that’s going on with me is a) out of my control, and b) probably not as serious (or scary) as my knee-jerk reaction would have me believe. There is absolutely nothing I can do about the timing, and nothing I can do about the insurance, so the only thing I can do is wait, and see, and be grateful for the health I do have.
Health, and wealth for that matter, can be defined in a lot of ways and so much of that for me is the company I’m blessed to keep. Throughout this whole Up and Quit My Job 2009 thing the phrase that has been repeated to me more than anything else has been “good things happen to good people.” I wrote about this a few days ago and it’s only been reinforced since then. I’m definitely being sent a message, and I’m listening.
I’ve mentioned before that I work with wonderful, wonderful people. Throughout my time in this job and organization, I have been blown away by all the good. If it were only them, the decision I’m making now wouldn’t be happening. It’s been the job and they have been the people that have taught me so much about what it means to be supportive, appreciative, open, and helpful professionally. If you’re fortunate in your work, you come across people just like this. People that will lift you up, sometimes without your even knowing how important that is.
Last night I was thrown the biggest, most fun going-away party. I can count on one hand how many times in my life I’ve been part of a party wherein it mattered that I, um, circulate. Last night I circulated my butt off, talking and laughing with the people that showed up there, for me, and realizing that these very people were the ones that have been showing up for me all along. That is an amazing feeling.
Being part of this group, though, also requires something of me and in most cases that something revolves around me taking crap for being younger than everyone else. But I even win on that one, too. Because there’s cake, and cake always = WIN.
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Isn’t it too bad that the people aren’t the only aspect of the job? I love the people I work with myself, but sometimes things (mainly because of the parent company) about the job become too much…I hope you do find something great, sooner rather than later…and that whatever is going on is really just in your head!!
Awe, what a great way to go out. That’s really cool of them. And I guarantee you can find more great people like them in a job you love! Manifest it, sister!
That definitely sounds like a good way to go out! Every party is better with cake. And if you want to move to Canada, you can move in with me. And we can spend our days discussing our awesomeness.
Sometimes it is so worth it to do that required circulating at a party, isn’t it?