Full Circle

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Originally uploaded by Polish Carpetlayer.

There is beauty in the strangest of places.

Blink.

Because if you don't see it, you're not looking at the whole picture. That's how I view the world. When I lost my job almost 3 years ago at Ogilvy I wasn't alone. It was a firing squad and every few minutes a new person was let go. Once it was over, a message would be written by the recently fired employee and sent out to the entire company like a going away sentiment. In that moment it was easy to be vindictive. I should know because I was the last one to be downsized. I watched and listened for hours before my name was called. In that time I saw many messages float through the email system. Among the most memorable was:

"Never has a company done so little for so many."

I agree and I think it was a fantastic last sentiment, though I chose not to leave on those terms. My message simply said:

"There will be beautiful things."

I tell this story not because I was right and others were wrong. I tell it because that is how I choose to view the world, even when it is hard to see. Since we left Portland we've gone through ups, downs, and everything in between, but there have always been beautiful things to focus on. You never know where the world will take you. This time it's decided to take us full circle, back to the place we've always called home.

Now that's a beautiful thing.