Grieving, which is a good thing

Today was essentially my boss's last day.  There is a reception for him tomorrow, where I may see him for about 30 seconds, but that's pretty much it.

I am very sad that he is leaving, despite being happy for him.  I respected him more than I realized, and have the utmost respect for him for continuing to push me even when I was already doing more than what was expected.  He has a way of understanding how to push us to do our personal best, without pushing too far.  I learned as much during the past 3 years as I learned in grad school, about graphic design and marketing and leadership, without realizing it was happening.  He pissed me off sometimes, which just proves that he knew what he was doing.

But the reason this post is here is that I am able to be grieving without being completely comatose with depression. I feel like a new chapter of my life is starting, rather than the whole thing ending.  I has been a really long time since I've felt this way.  I almost feels better to be reasonably, normally sad than to be happy.

Posted by Andrea on 11/02/06 at 05:28 PM