Today I learned that one of my favorite people will be leaving the company at the end of this year. It breaks my heart because she's always such an encouragement. When I see her, I automatically smile because I know she'll have something good to say.
Her Dad died this time last year. She took time off to grieve and to celebrate his life. She had such a great attitude about it. When my Dad died a few months later, she said all of the right things that offered true comfort and hope. I could trust her because she'd already been there and done that.
Thoughout the years, she's been a champion for me. She helped ensure that I got training to be a scrum master which moved my career ahead. She is an awesome sounding board when I need to talk a problem through. She oftens seems as proud of my successes as if they were her own. She is a person I can confide in and whom I trust.
My grief at losing someone who is such a blessing from my daily life is profound. It's like swapping a 75 watt bulb for a 40 watt.
It feels like a terrible mistake.
I'm trying my damnedest not to let sadness get me down. I want to be an encouragement to my friend...to remember that God has a perfect plan for her...an adventure...something new for her to do or become. Maybe other people need her "light."
It will mean that a lot of the rest of us will have to grow up and step up.
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