Last week I thought it was all over, I thought that it was the end of my job as I knew it. As it reached my last Monday, my last Tuesday and finally my last weekend shift, it suddenly hit me that it was the last I’d see of the walls, the last I’d see of money that wasn’t mine and the last of Bessie’s, my bosses and my favourite people.
Friday night was my leaving do, the time to celebrate moving on up and out into the big big world and the time to reminisce over all the good times, the funny times and the sad times that had happened over the last year and a half. Last week I told you that I’d grown, this week I realised how much and who made that happen.
As I finished my last shift, my time flashed before me and I noticed that this wasn’t just a job but a significant part of my life which would never be forgotten. The final hours consisted of many laughs and giggles over numerous subjects and what I wouldn’t miss about the role. The conclusion was many things but one thing that stood out was the constant music playlist that repeated 7 times a day, every day. I start to think about the songs I will never hear again and consider the lyrics once more.
I look back over the time I was there and realised that many of the songs in the playlist mirrored my experience. I feel I am now “bulletproof”, the role was “simply the best” but it had reached its “climax”.
I look at the friendships along the way, some still strong and some a good thing of the past. However, at this time in my life I think that the friendships I have made in this role somewhat mirrors the song “Too Much.”
“Too much of something is bad enough, but something’s coming over me to make me wonder, too much of nothing is just as tough, I need to find a way to keep me satisfied”
On Friday night I had a realisation of a way to keep me satisfied. I realised that the friendships I have made are not over, this is not the end and I truly believe that I have found “something fine, built to last.”
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