There are many things we can have as our last...
The last bite of an unripe fruit, the last smell of a flower, the last walk down a street... We may never see the same plant again, or the same people, buildings, animals or cities. We can have our last word, last look, greeting, kiss, wink or smile. Our hands can wave for the last time to someone in the distance or shake someone's hand, caress someone's cheek or hug someone for the last time. You can also have your last day at work, be sad or happy for that or feel almost nothing while leaving the door of the office (classroom in my case) for the very last time in the role of an employee.
That is exactly what I felt. Nothing.
As if I were leaving it after a normal day, and tomorrow I would be back. It was like a very usual and common day.
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Well, it was not a completely ordinary day as I went there (to the place we used to live and work) a few hours earlier to have some time for myself, for a walk, to swim in the sea, and later have my last day in that music school where I worked for... too many years already.
The decision was already made in me a while ago. That's why I had that complete peace in me today, as I had more than enough time to process and accept my own decision as something good for me, now already without remorse. I will miss just a few special students who spent many years under my guidance in their musical path, and I also saw them grow from small children into young adults, but that's all.
So, with these vibes, I went to the beach to enjoy the very calm sea with crystal clear water. I couldn't believe it was so clear and smooth! This beach definitely doesn't deserve to have me there for the last time, so I am sure I will be back sooner than I think.
Do you know how many pebbles came home with me from this beach? 😂
However, I also love this part with the rough stones, the corner of the beach, also called Rincón del Albir.
I hope you are seated and prepared to laugh haha, as you will have the exclusive opportunity to see my feet posing in my beach shoes (from Decathlon) in one of the next photos. They are the best footwear for this beach, to survive the pebbles and the rocks without injuries. 😂.
I can't complain; I had enough time to swim quite a lot, do some stretching exercises so my physiotherapists can see that I do want to do the homework they gave me, but then I had to catch a bus. It took me to the part of the town where I would have my... you already know, I am repeating this too many times now... my last day at work. 🤷♀
Not related to this story... but it seems that if one decides to make the Camino de Santiago, he/she should walk just 1154,5 km from here to arrive at the final destination.
Maybe it is related, as it could be the last walk for someone haha. Ok, back to the serious stuff. Last coffee in the company of this piano:
And goodbye, little wooden hands from the classroom 👋
Have you ever quit your job as you wanted it and how did it feel?
I quit my job working for an insurance company at the very end of 1989. I worked for this company since mid-1976, right out of high school. So I worked for them for 13.5 years.
Why did I quit? I loved working for them. I loved my job. I started with them in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA. A little over three years after working for them, they transferred me to the regional office due to an unusual skill (I guess it was unusual, to me it wasn't) in Chicago, Illinois (the end of 1979). I lived there for a little less than 5 years when they transferred me to Columbus, Ohio, regional office.
I was there 2 years when my husband got transferred to Dallas, Texas. That's where we wanted to eventually live! So, I quit my job, but that wasn't the end of it. The next day I got a phone call from our Dallas regional office offering me a position there - and one that actually suited my "unique skill."
One day I realized I started hating going to work. I talked with my husband and we decided it was time for me to quit and start a family. I gave my two weeks notice, but they asked me to continue on to finish a project, so it was a little more than four more months.
When I left, I felt a big burden lift off me. I could now do things I couldn't before, like help with various ministries at our church. I could also not worry about what to do if I had children (I ended up with four), I would be able to be with them all day.
When I went "back to work" it was for myself. My husband and I started our own little company helping businesses.
So how did I feel when I left for the last time? Relieved. A bit sad, because I knew I most likely would never see any of them again because they all lived on the other side of Dallas than I did. I only saw one of those people again, my boss, when we ran into each other when I was on jury duty (and about 6 months pregnant).
Many times it's the people we worked with (or students in my case) that we miss the most. Bonds are created over the years so that's the part that is difficult to leave. My struggle was to drive around 100km in one way there to give the lessons (as we moved last year) and I was not motivated anymore with the work/payment compared to the sacrifice I was doing not to leave them without another teacher... but finally I realized I have to think about myself and my health, and they should try it better to find a suitable person to continue with my work 😉
I think you did the best for you and your family as well; if we are not satisfied or we have different personal plans, work should not be the priority. Thank you very much for sharing your experience about this, @greensandpinks 😇
May you have a nice Sunday ☺️
Good evening @mipiano. I remember many last days when I decided that this was going to be the last day of something. Last days with some couple, last day in my old house,..., and of course... last days of work. Of these last days I remember two. Of these two, one meant the beginning of a new life. It was leaving a secure job to become my own boss.
I think I experienced these last days in a similar way to what you describe. They were also decisions taken with time and processed.
I don't think changes are easy, you talk about the moments shared with your students. But I am sure that a door has already opened to a better present and future. Many good and beautiful things are waiting for you.
Sorry to be so long, I'm done. See you tomorrow!
A hug.
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Good evening @enraizar, now already as a tradition this "one day later" thing from my part... 😬 Yes, many last days of something, some are more memorable than the others but it is good that a few of them mean the beginning of a new chapter, of new life. ;) When they are the fruits of the previously taken decisions and we have time to process them, the changes are a bit smoother 😉
Enraizar, ever be sorry for such a thing, I am grateful for your always meaningful comments! 🍀
Good morning @mipiano, no need to apologise, I think we have different schedules.
Hope you have a great Sunday ☺️🤗
Yes. It was my regular Sunday morning gig, lunch, siesta and it's playa time now 😉
Have fun...I saw a post from you that was over 24 hours old...sorry 🫣, I didn't see it. I'll answer it now.
Happy sunday. 😊
You didn't feel anything because you were at peace with the decision you had made, it was that simple, but you took a tour of the places... those places in particular for a reason.
I've had many last times, my job as a teacher in Argentina, even though the decision had been made, it was 12 years... it didn't just mean leaving a job, but also that I might never see many of my students again... and that's how it was.
I don't know if it was a last time, but... I remember when I left the first home I had here... I even filmed a video to remember it, walking through it... until I closed the door, a place where many intense things happened. It's hard to explain. Your post is very emotional for me today, very much so.
Hugs!
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It's a pleasure. Keep up spreading quality comments on Hive 😊
I will, I love it!🤗
The peace was already there, the difficult parts of decisions and reasons why to leave or not and thoughts/feelings coming from there already passed 😉
Leaving a country, as we did too many years ago, has much more weight... Also, it took more time to make such a decision, as there were our lives, families, work, friends and all, right? I completely understand what you are talking about, and this post was emotional for you...
This is just finishing one chapter of my life work-wise, and we will see how and what will come next 😇 Thank you very much for you comment @avdesing, good night if you are about to go to sleep or have a nice Sunday if you read this tomorrow :)
Good morning! Well then, let's hope for a much better chapter in our working lives, much better indeed! And so it shall be!💗
It will be 😇
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Well, it for sure sounds like you knew exactly what you were doing when you left. It's always difficult saying goodbye to the good people. Good luck with the next adventure 💞
I think I knew what I was doing haha. We don't know what the future will bring, but first, I had to cut off some things. 😉 Thank you very much, @lizelle 💝
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all 60 jobs that i have quit in the past felt really good to move on some after 1 hour some after 1 year , the longest i worked for a companie is 3.5 years , not counting my own companies ;)
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60 jobs? 😳
I have always worked just as a piano teacher or pianist, and in variations of those. 😅
thank you and have a great weekend you too ;)
And that is all that we have to make sure that we get. Doing things without remorse.
And for now, you are heading to another chapter of your great book, called life!
Wishing you all the best, my friend!
!HUG
Doing things without remorse gives a good feeling and freedom for the soul. 😇
I was still not thinking about the new chapter... I just focused on finishing this part, and when I rest well, then I will think about the next steps. 😁
Thank you very much, @xrayman ;)))
You are absolutely right about that approach. Lets you focus in the "present". And relieves your mind for what we don't have a sure that will ever come!
Thank you for pointing that out!
Is this a guessing game? Will there be 1 Hive as a prize? 😅 I say just one.
Show me, ¿vas a pintarla? dale que extrañamos tus #kindnessrocks
Unfortunately, it was not a guessing game; 🤷♀ it was just a rhetorical question because I don't know either how many pebbles came home with me from there since I started taking for kindness rocks. I do have some rocks at home as I want to make new kindness rocks when we are back to a normal rhythm (we have family here at home, so the activities are endless)
Thank you for missing the kindness rocks, you know what I think about my ones compared to the real professionals who paint them so well 😅
Well… haha… the guessing game was rhetorical too. I imagined you had taken just one stone as a keepsake of that day which, although it seemed ordinary to you, is without doubt a very significant one. Because it will mark a before and after. Wishing you a lovely Sunday, mipiano.
It seems that everything was rhetorical haha
Thank you and happy Sunday to you too, nanixxx.
Happy Last Day of Work !
Now.... on to the next wonderful life chapter !
Thank you. I am saying goodbye to this chapter, and the new one will arrive when it wants to arrive (after I rest a bit 😁)
Thank you very much, @jacey.boldart 😇
You'll surely miss a lot on that school no, it's the last time but you are really calm. Do you experience the fast beating of the heart, like you know, the thought of what's next after this. I don't know about the others, but whenever i'm about to spend my last day in one place, my heart beats really fast for the anticipation and anxiousness, that two emotions. Sometimes my hand can be a bit shaky too, just too overwhelmed about it haha. And that's even after I ready myself ( ꈍᴗꈍ)
Anyways you really enjoy the day after that ha. The view of the sea is very calming so that for sure help too no. And i'm super curious now with all the pebbles you brought home. What shape or maybe color it has and how many? Haha
For sure, I will miss some of my students, and I was already so used to working there. Too many years, but what I knew was that I couldn't and shouldn't continue, especially as I moved last year to another city and as this work was not motivating me anymore. Apart from the thing that in the end I almost worked as a volunteer haha. Anyway, no fast heart beating or shaking hands for leaving. 😉
Peace is my benchmark when making decisions. If I don't feel it , I would hesitate to make one and consider other factors. Thanks for taking us on a tour. The beach will never fail to help us unwind.
The beach is always welcome, to support our calmness or to bring it to us
Thank you
Do you always go to beaches? There's no doubt that it brings peace to the soul.
Everything is constantly changing, and I am sure you made the best decision. Today is the first day of the rest of your life. 😁😘
Haha, yes, it was a good start to the rest of my life, with some nice temperatures, right? 😁
You see, in the end I quit my false comfort, right on time to take it with ease😇🤗
Glad that you have time to unwind in the beach. It feels so good to sit there especially this kind of weather. Anyone can really enjoy the moment there. Thanks for sharing.
Sorry, missed this post. Bitter sweet day, but it had to be done.
No more long drives every day, you can relax now
Yes, it had to be done what was already decided in the mind 😉, goodbye daily long drives! (what a relief 😇)
The sea is amazing...and the best place to see the beauty of the nature
Goodbyes are always sad. I hate goodbyes. But it is in goodbyes that something new (perhaps a better, bigger opportunity is coming) or someone new (new relationships is about to bloom) will come along. So we just have to embrace it and know that the next chapter is what we hope for. I am sure all the good memories shared by you and your students will last a lifetime. Somewhere you roads will meet again and you will laugh about all these good memories. By the way, the beach photos look so refreshing.