Ride Sally Ride

I am conflicted about the proper way to post my last few weeks at work. It is important to me that I do, but I am going to do so in a different way. Work is called work for a reason; it's not called play. I could focus for many paragraphs about my job and work life and the drama that has unfolded this week. I'm not going to do that though. This drama has robbed me of several week-ends, sleepless nights, a bad tummy that will not go away and a little of my spirit. I am not going to focus anymore on this drama; I am instead going to focus on the human elements we all have within us, some having more than others. This is an entry about the beauty we all have within ourselves, if we are each willing to discover it.

My friend and co-worker Sally is the type of woman that you marvel at and also scratch your head at. She truly knows how to make lemonade out of lemons, and you wonder how she gets by with it and still has a positive attitude. Sally has a smile on her face that lights up a room and a heart the size of Montana. She has spent many years on this earth being a good mom, the best mom she could be and she is now in those years of reflection; those years when your focus turns inward. She's been faced with some information over the past few days that has really made her shift her focus around and see new and unexpected challenges ahead. It is what Sally has done in this shift that has made me so very proud to be her friend and her co-worker. Sally is truly an amazing woman. She is a woman who is short changed at times and deserves far more credit than she receives. The difference in Sally is that she doesn't need this credit, Sally knows who she is and understands her place and purpose. She has such a strong grasp on this that it makes me grateful to have had Sally in my life for the past 6+ years.

Sally you will soon not be in my world on a daily basis, but your memories, your joy and that smile will be in its place; forever. I will raise my keyboard and a drink to your new adventures Sally. You have brought more to my world than you will know and I am here today with my gratitude for your friendship. Here is to my Mustang Sally.....Ride Sally Ride...wherever and however life will take you.