Personal Narrative: Career Reassignments

Career reassignments “Lord, I am free” I said. Then, I introduced the key to start my car. When I heard the engine running, I turned up the volume of the music and I accelerated, trying to leave the workplace as quickly as I could. In view of the fact that I wanted to stay alone, I took a different path to usual, closing the possibility that any person would be able to follow me. My car was jumping like a trotting horse due to the uneven ground, but I did not stop until I have been sure that no one will find me. The sundown will soon paint the sky and I desired to appreciate the entire phenomenon, so I drove until to reach the highest view of the “Camino Real” highway in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. There I found a solitary place where I was

All my body was being touched by a fresh air. At that moment, I closed my eyes perceiving the sunlight trough the eye lids and appreciating the air pushing my hair to dance on my face. When, I heard the sound of the wind, tears of happiness and nostalgia for my years as an educator were streaming down my cheeks. With many mixed emotions, I spoke to the Lord “Father, Creator of the universe; I thank you for this moment…I thank you for the opportunities in the life you gave me… I thank you for your support to correct me in the mistakes I did…I thank you for equipped me to teach… I thank you for empowered me to face every teaching situation…I thank you for encourage me to finish this chapter of my life.” My mind was running at the speed of light. Many episodes of my entire career were appearing, and I thanked for everyone. I was totally free to express by wherever way, feeling and expressing every word with its own emotional charge. As the sun crept and I saw the end of the day gifted with gloaming, my thoughts were going out, some of them loud and others in silence, letting me know that life is a continuous change. I felt inspired to sing and I sang Cambia todo cambia, in Spanish language, whose English translation

That which is superficial changes Also that which is profound the way of thinking changes Everything in this world changes… In the words of this song, l confirmed my acceptance to the reality of change whose legal and official process just was finished; yes, the retirement had begun but the emotional connections still will need special work to be broken. Despite of I sang many times the same song, I realized that I did not know how long I stayed singing and meditating, but the giant, burnt-orange sphere sank towards the horizon, coloring the sky and the rocks. The burning sky melted; blue turned pink, yellow, orange, red, and purple until its last