Freefall

Ever wonder what got you to a certain point in life? Ever stop and think 'How did I end up, right here, right now, in this very situation?'

Usually I’m on an adrenalin high when the thought strikes me, like one of the last times... I was falling out of a plane at 15,000 feet over a mess of sulfur pools, in a country where the locals are named after a flightless bird. As I hit maximum velocity, spitting cloud out of my mouth with a giant 6’6” French-Canadian on my back, I thought, 'How did I end up here?'
Which, in truth, is kind of nowhere when you’re 1000 feet below a converted crop duster and 14,000 feet above a South Pacific Island. In that moment I realize I'm there/nowhere because six years earlier I moved to London, got a job in a brewery and met a girl from New Zealand whose first born is now my Godson. Then the chute opens and I think, 'Oh right, that all makes perfect sense.'

But today my feet are on terra firma and I’m not doing anything too extraordinary, just sitting in my little SoNo condo listening to the trains go by while the sounds of some cover band singing Living on a Prayer drifts up from the street below.

Today I know how I got here and today, for the first time, I might even know where I’m going. First, let me fill you in on the back story…

It's funny when someone initiates an action behind closed doors, and they think no one is watching, that they deem their action acceptable, but as soon as a spotlight is cast upon that very same action, allowing it to be seen by all, it is suddenly deemed unacceptable. It's not always about the what, here it's about the how.
I know you have no idea what I'm talking about.... so just ask.

Backstory has been removed at the request of my previous employer (whose name was never mentioned or taken in vain.) In truth, I complimented them. They treated me well and I stated that. I liked working there and would definitely recommend them to anyone as a potential future employer (except I can't tell you their name!) Great people and great culture - I will miss both.