Friday, August 05, 2011
Tonight’s blog will be brief. Today was my last day as a deputy district attorney, and for all intents and purposes my last day as a lawyer. The office coincidentally had a picnic scheduled, and they coupled that with a brief going-away ceremony.
Several of my friends spoke and they were extremely gracious and complimentary. Embarassingly so. It was humbling to listen to people I respect and admire describe me in such glowing terms. I cannot express how much it means to me to call these wonderful professionals my friends.
Still, throughout all the kind words, a voice in the back of my head was telling me this was a reflection that is it time for me to explore a new chapter. I guess when you have my job history people will joke about your return. And I cannot say I have mentally foreclosed the possibility. But, my resolve to move on stiffened. Listening to those gratifying comments in many ways was like listening to my own eulogy. I suppose it is a reflection of where I am at mentally, but the more everyone spoke, the more I felt that aspect of my life is over, and it is time to begin a new one.
I hope this does not make me sound ungrateful or disrespectful. But I have spent 30 years doing this, and I have made whatever contributions I have made. Now I want to explore other parts of my personality and skills. I have a degree in journalism, but have never earned a penny as a writer. Maybe I can and maybe I can’t, but I want to find out. Prosecution has many excellent people who can step up and fill the role I performed. I want to see what else is inside of me. So while I enjoyed every minute of today’s festivities, and I will miss those wonderful people I worked with, I am imbued with excitement to see what else is out there, and how I can experience it.
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