Welcome you beautiful souls!
I am thrilled to welcome you to the first issue of Learn & Unlearn! I will share my latest blog posts and things I found fascinating every week.
We are starting with a community of 50 of my friends and colleagues whom I met in different phases of my life. I feel so grateful to have your support! My writing journey is just starting, after a transformational five week course of Write of Passage. It is going to be a process of evolving and understanding myself better and I am so happy to have you here with me.
The week has been emotionally charged for me. And I feel talking about it is the best way to kick start our conversations. I planned to send the first issue out on Thursday but got derailed a bit.
So without further ado, let me start with it. Feedback is always welcome, please email me anytime!
Moving on from a three-year-old relationship
This week I had to say goodbye to working as a Marketing Executive with Nielsen. I had joined them straight out of college and was my first foray into professional life. I say it was a relationship because it’s been a ride that grew me as a professional as well as a human being. I had grown to be emotionally invested in the work and people around me.
During my college, I was dealing with the loss of my father and learning to navigate life without him. So I was not able to make any deep connections and felt lost. When I joined Nielsen, I was coming out of my cocoon and my manager became my confidante. She not only thought me work nuances but also became my best friend. Her approach to give me the freedom in work instilled confidence. Which further helped me be myself and make some beautiful friendships with my team and other colleagues.
At Nielsen, my creativity also bloomed. Even after being a literature student with a love of reading, I never had explored my writing skills. But it being a huge part of my work, helped me understand my love of crafting words and stories. It gave me a nudge to explore my passions.
So when I had to say bye to the memories of three years, I was devastated. I shed tears as I wrote my goodbye note and indulged myself in lots of Belgian chocolate ice cream!
But another part of me was excited to start a new journey as well. While Nielsen was like family, I knew I had to move out of the comfort and familiarity to grow in new avenues. “Genius is about knowing when to stop.”
Embracing our Emotions
The week also made me think about my blog post of a few weeks back. I delved into a time in my life when I had gone emotionally bankrupt, what I learned from it, and what I did to become better.
Tale of Acceptance and New Beginnings- Virgin River
Given the week’s thoughts, I want to recommend you all to watch the Netflix Series Virgin River. It is a stroy based in a little town of characters learning to accept grief and make strides towards new beginnings. I had discovered this gem last year. It spoke to me on how grief changes us and remind us to give ourselves time to overcome the void.
A short issue for our welcome. I would love to hear about what resonated with you. And any feedback or conversation starters are welcome!
Until Next week!
Gayatri Taley
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