I regard you with envy and admiration.
A decision that was fraught over.
Not easy. But necessary.
Closing a chapter. Making a clean cut.
I appreciate your declared availability
But it’s not necessary.
I worry for that phrase. The open door.
Hopefully we won’t abuse it.
Maybe you’ve tested the waters of absence,
letting us go. Slowly over time.
We’ll make do.
I want to bless you on your new beginning,
and free you from looking back.
I will always remember that first opening speech
as you introduced Strefania at momco.
So authentic. So warm.
I know there is much I don’t know that you’ve done behind the scene.
As I watch you in this transition
I take note. For my own eventual departure.
So please own it and embrace it. With confidence and serenity.
My gift to you is to celebrate what has been
And not hold you back with any sadness for what we will be missing.
You are starting a new chapter
So I celebrate you.
And I pray a blessing over you.
That God will lead you, fill you with hope,
give you clarity and renewed energy for what lies ahead.