March 16th - my last day with Thomson Reuters… No more 1-2-1s…. counseling
sessions… management.... reports...performance appraisals… interviews… Go bananas at the bay… long walks... complaining about some things….laughing out to glory, late at night….my
team… Huh… I do miss a few things!
When I chose
to bid goodbye to TR, I did not know what I wanted from life post that… I only
knew that my family needs more of my time…. That was it...
I was
worried if I’d be able to stay at home doing nothing for long… Knowing me… it’s
a BIG NO! :)
When I was all
low late last December, someone told me 'good things happen to good people' ;)
and VMware happened right on time! Now am all excited to move into this new phase…
to work with old friends and to start learning new skills…
However
these 2 weeks, I realized many things…. Corporate life and socializing keeps us
soooo busy that we ignore the many small things that I now call actual happiness…
It was ages
since I sat on the verandah & spoke to dad for hours…. Made tea for mom
when she came back from work & asked her how her day was… heard all my
sister's stories, about her college & her friends…. Observed Satya silently when
he worked on his laptop or watched tv....listened to my grandma and smiled
while she cribbed…spent one full day with my little niece playing, dancing
& running around……
How did I miss
all this & for what???
Life has a
lot to offer…. only if we choose to see it….