Embracing Change

For many of us, change is this four-legged monster with two devilish horns and a very ugly face. In a simpler and acceptable word, change is the ENEMY. For me, change means so many different things, and that was why my leaving DDB came with so many mixed emotions. Permit me to expatiate on this ...

1. God’s way of saying enough is enough: My heavenly daddy looking down on me and saying, 'Hey, my pretty Adella, I think it’s time to step on to greener grass, so MOVE!!!'

2. My own happiness: Remember i told you of that boss that took me through fire??? So you get why I’m happy right?

3. My own judgement: There’s this naughty voice inside of me telling me that I probably didn’t work hard enough to be retained so GET OUT (LEAVE)!!!

4. And for those silly and unhealthy involvements I got into, moving on would be such a refreshment.

5. So many mistakes I made in trying to carve a niche for myself (which I did anyway), time to go on and not make them again.

6. The feeling of “YEAH, MY WORK HERE IS DONE” (but hey, who am i kidding? ;-))

7. I’m going to miss so many friends I’ve grown to be so fond of

... I could go on and on ... so I'd better stop.

So you see, leaving DDB was a very hard thing to do. Today, as I shut down my computer at work for the very last time, I fought back the tears. I carried my bag and looked at my desk for the very last time, and then I thought, very soon, someone else would sit there... and I hoped for that certain someone to find the kind of joy that desk brought me. Wow, so one year is already over? That’s a miracle...because it seems just like yesterday...Oh, how i remember the very beginning when i stepped into this place...THEN, it was an unfamiliar world...unfriendly...wild...silly... That innocent girl that stepped into the world of the unknown. That innocent girl trying to work her way to gain recognition. That innocent girl trying so hard to impress her bosses. That innocent girl...me.

Reminiscing about the past year, it’s been somewhat wonderful. Been through lots of ups and downs, twists and turns, love and hate, sillies and crazies...It’s been a blast really. A blast i didn’t want to end in a hurry. But then I thought, the world we live in is a rapidly changing world. To survive, we must learn to accept change, know when it’s time to move on for new discoveries. So today I made up my mind not to be tormented by something that was once wonderful ‘cuz I believe a greater wonder lies ahead.

I know I sucked at goodbyes. I was terrible at them. So I had been planning a silent exit...to leave like I would have left on any other day...just say goodnight with the hope of seeing everyone of them the following day. But it didn’t happen that way. I had a very dramatic exit filled with lots of hugs, kisses and most especially tears...