I’m leaving a job that has been a great fit for me and starting at another organization. Although I’m really looking forward to new experiences after 10 years, there are a few things I’m likely to miss …
an unusual number of really nice co-workers, the building’s art collection and landscaping, subway musicians, the weary dignity of homeward-bound commuters, sunrise over Boston Harbor, Styrofoam sheep floating in Fort Point Channel, a vast array of food trucks, the farmers market, the Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway, conversations on the commuter rail, the conductor with the circus-announcer’s voice, a commute that allows me to read …
and this view.


Sometimes, it’s not easy closing some doors. Good luck in your new venture.
Thank you. It’s something I chose to do and the time is right, but I guess I’m a little wistful about endings in general.
I get all misty about these sorts of transitions. When I retired, I had been looking forward to it for YEARS, and yet . . .
I hope you find equally fine colleagues and experiences at your new job!
An ending of anything is a reminder that all things end. But every once in a while now I’m it with an unfamiliar burst of satisfaction. That’s when I know I’ve done this right so far.