More than a year before I left La-Z-Boy, On one particularly horrible day, I decided to craft my departure email to the department. Anytime an employee left of their own volition, they would send a goodbye email to the entire department, sometimes containing snarky memes. I decided mine would be a stream of consciousness, artistically combined with my favorite lyrics at the time, to help manifest my desired outcome. I went back to this email frequently, every time I felt anxious and frustrated. It helps to have a focal point to keep a proper perspective. It was truly liberating when I was finally able to send it out after having held on to it for so long. Below is my departure email.
From: "Heather DeLadurantaye"
Sent: Tue, Apr 2, 2019 at 6:13 PM
Subject: 'Goodbye to Everything'
Hello.
‘I know what I must do… I’m coming home. I still know what my mind tells you to do. Cut out pieces to form new. Jet propulsion disengage, dancing toward our future. A future of Nothing, a future towards Nothing.
To my colleagues, friends, and the occasional confidant,
I am flowing with the winds of change. No longer will self-doubt or circumstantial set-backs dissuade from my true calling. The time has come that I step into the wholeness of my being. For the longest time I have undervalued and underestimated the opulence that is innate and readily available all around us, and the importance of creative and free flowing thought to recognizing the opportunities to transform and actualize dreams into reality.
I give my Thanks to La-Z-Boy for the opportunities of steady stability and growth in laying the foundation necessary to bring my dreams and ambitions into full fruition, and for helping me to understand the true value of my time and worth.
‘Fresh air grips me, rolling hills unfurl. The smell of the living awakens all I am. Lift my limbs to focus, beauty is in sight. The hours I cherished are now false.’
This space in time no longer serves my highest purpose. The tension has been building for quite a while… the energy that laid dormant, waiting for the opportune moment to burst forth into Kinetic Action is NOW! I am elated, jubilant, ecstatic, grateful, humbled and empowered by this opportunity! No longer will I need to edit or compartmentalize my personality. No longer will I need to work within the confines of corporate double think and double speak. I may speak, know, and be my truth.
‘Fear the control tower, the new song counts by the hour. Ghost slowly disappear in the, Silence the suffering we've built back the age of, Sound of song. We're awakening. Desert of song, silence broken. Here we're awakening, Silence is broken. Here we sing, sing with the fear.’
Goodbye To Everything
I wonder if I'm alive Breathe slowly Open your eyes
Can you hear me? Look at what's in front of you An endless journey Our end What do you see? What do you feel? Were we ever really alive? You know this is the right choice
Let's switch off together Let's float to no more Goodbye to everything
Heather D. |Escalation Specialist | La-Z-Boy Residential One La-Z-Boy Drive | Monroe, MI 48162 |
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