Taking flight

Departure Session

I had my last Amal fellowship session, last Sunday, and it was really memorable. I really didn’t realize that one of my most beautiful and amazing chapters of my life will end someday. That day I had this mix of excited and intimate feelings and it’s not very often to be able to have them in your life.

Heart-bye ❤

Although we had lots of fun and had something to learn every session, the last one was different. It was not the usual topic focused activities and discussion rather it was to lighten up and acknowledge the common timeline of our life on which our memories were going to bloom overtime to be cherished. Everyone knows that it’s the end of the road and from this point everyone will be going their separate ways in life. The farewell was in the air, even though we were having the session online.

We were all talking over and recalling some funny and happy moments. Nick names were being pronounced, stories were being told. We also had some fun activities; scavenger hunt was the most fun. One could feel the epiphany in the moments. The bond was really being nurtured and getting stronger even though we knew that it’s farewell.

“How lucky I am to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard.”

A.A. Milne (Winnie-the-Pooh)

The one thing that you learn in moments like these is when you zoom out and see the bigger picture. In these modern times people get frustratingly busy in work. They fail to maintain the work-life balance. It results in emotional and compassion fatigue, that makes us less productive and grumpier. Those moments of emotional uplift become necessary and important as they make us resilient emotionally and bring positive emotions in us which help in sustaining a positive mindset.

Last session taught us the importance of work-life balance, and to maintain it whether you’re following your passion or career, don’t forget the people that were and are around you, which was one last brief from the control tower, before all of us took flight.

“What we call the beginning is often the end. And to make an end is to make a beginning. The end is where we start from.” — — T.S. Elio

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