It’s been mighty quiet here, as I vacillate between inspiration and exhaustion.
This past Sunday, I was alight with ideas after seeing a show at the Hunterdon Art Museum by a colleague. She’s amazes me. I took many photos, but can’t download them and don’t have time to figure out why. I’m hoping that Susanna might show some on her delightful blog.
Then on Monday, I resigned my full-time job. In 6 weeks, I’ll be free of it.
This is a tremendous shift that started out as a dream 5 years ago. Slowly and methodically, different parts of this dream have manifested. NOW is the part that requires the most fearlessness: resigning, saying goodbye and leaving.
Leaving brings up all of the ways I have chosen to say goodbye throughout my life. For the first 30 or so years, the pickins’ were slim. I went with these 2 choices:
- Disappear rather than face the ending
- Destroy it — whether it was a job, a romantic relationship, a friendship — so I could walk away easier
Then I began to give as much care to leaving as to other parts. Doing this is a way to honor the person’s place in my life … to honor what I have learned … to honor the pain of saying goodbye.
Along with fearlessness, saying goodbye requires inspiration. So tell me about the ways you have left people and things in your life.
I need to be inspired.
Sedona work in progress. Oil on linen. MC 2008.
Swamp Girl 
Congratulations for submitting your notice at work!Your next step (I’ll keep it vague here)is going to be a big success! And you are going to have a terrific summer! 🙂
As for leaving, I’ve disappeared and destroyed in my past, too. I think the best way of saying goodbye, though, is to throw a party!
PS – I didn’t post up images of our outing this week, either. I just spend a week without posting and actually it felt good, refreshing.
what an amazing step!! i am excited for you — i’ll be processing the goodbyes along with as i leave the South to immerse myself among the yankees.
hmmm….i wonder how i’ll fare…
😉
right on, sister. congratulations. and as one that is in private practice of her own, there is something terribly frightening and so incredibly liberating…you will soar.
you were missed yesterday, i hope we can do it again very soon, it was great fun. xo