The Adjourning Phase

I have a really hard time working in groups.  I usually pull the weight, do all of the work because others don't and often times it seems as though I always care more than the rest of the group.  The last center I was at before I was promoted and transferred was really hard to leave.  We had created a collaborative, high-performing group, that consisted of working together, mutual trust and respect.  As a group, we knew what we needed to do everyday, we ebbed and flowed together almost seamlessly, were always willing to help each other out, and if there were problems, we were able to work through them.  It was a rare work atmosphere to experience, one that I hope everyday to have at my present center.  When I left, it wasn't goodbye, it was a see you later.  I knew that even though I was leaving, the group would continue to flourish and prosper, ebbing and flowing like they usually had. 
I imagine when I adjourn from the colleagues I have had the pleasure of working with while attaining my master's degree, I will leave with a feeling of being apart of something great, the feeling that others had similar experiences as I did and we were able to come out better educational professionals than we had begun as.  This stage is important because it is a shared success, with its ups and downs, highs and lows.  It is a celebration, not a tearful sad goodbye.  We know that we worked towards a common goal and made it, despite our individual personal stresses and roadblocks, we did it and we did it together.