(As seen on a photo by dcaulk from the unConference.)
Whoever comes are the right people.
Whatever happens is the only thing that could have.
Whenever it starts is the right time.
Whenever it’s over, it’s over.
(The Type-A people just blew a sphincter)
A couple days ago, we watched “Meet the Robinsons” again and the line “keep moving forward” was the prominent theme of Cornelius’ life. (It was a quote from Walt Disney himself, but that’s neither here nor there). I love that movie and I love that Cornelius learned that he has to fail in order to do great things and that a fantastic failure is ALWAYS more valuable than a moment of success. And the end result is to keep moving forward.
One month ago our team manager sat down the four of us and told us that we were part of a mass “resource action” and that our team was no longer being employed. Having worked with each other the last 8 years, we were shocked, to say the least. But then again, so were the other 5000 people.
Yesterday was my last day at a company I’ve been with for 2 college summers as an intern and as a full time employee for the last 10 years. I’d been praying for a while about the right time to move on and if I should and it just never felt right. Now, it’s quite clear. :D
So we keep moving forward. And that’s the key.
I’ve spent the last 4 years or so being one of those people that silently complains about a situation that aren’t willing to change. And now I have been pushed out of the nest and am learning what it’s like to feel my own feathers take on wind. I will be doing freelance web work and working with different agencies to do part-time projects as they come along. At the same time, I will be getting my own interactive company off the ground and seeing where that leads. I will be working in partnership with a co-worker of mine who is launching his company in true fantastic fashion.
I am excited, peeps. I love that in the uncertainty of it all I feel certain about the brightness of the future. And that now is the time to keep moving forward. :)
Enoy your week, peeps. :)
I read an article titled “The Peekaboo Paradox” this morning (found on a site I frequent).
“The Peekaboo Paradox” (click to read)
It’s about a man who is dealing with what he has been given and making people smile. He has demons and stumbling blocks. We all do. He presses on and is what he is.
The Great Zucchini, on why he likes little kids:
“Because they are totally innocent and totally nonjudgmental, but they will say whatever they think, and that’s beautiful.”
It’s an article in the Washington Post from 2006 but it’s layered with life lessons and takeaways. Namely, live life as you. Painful and odd as it may be, there are others that can finally live life because of you being you.
