Twilight

I'm pretty sure that I'm nearing the twilight time of my current position at work. I did not seek this position, and when it was presented to me as an excellent opportunity and a choice, I didn't really get the impression that I had much of a choice at all. It was presented as temporary. A position that would last for six months or so. That was eighteen months ago, and I've settled in and really grown to love the people that I get to work with on a day to day basis. The job, well, I could take it or leave it, but the people are fantastic.

I mentioned today at lunch that my departure this summer was a likely scenario. That announcement resulted in some conversations this afternoon where truths were told and appreciation for some great people were voiced.

Twilight Skyline and Austal Assembly Bay - Mobile, AL 

Those conversations were a bittersweet exchange. I feel simultaneously closer to people and the pull of the loss that I'll feel when the situation finally changes and we move off in different directions. It's a surprising development from a job position that I never sought to get and had no real expectation of keeping for any real length of time.

While the twilight has come to this time in my life, the sun has not completely set on this chapter, so as always, I'm looking forward to what tomorrow may hold. I wasn't expecting what happened today, but I'm glad that it happened and I'm grateful for the time that led up to this moment.