Comeback letter

I thought you all might enjoy reading my "comeback letter" sent to all desks at Philips Design. Within seconds - and I mean that literally - I had two responses. It really does pay to just be yourself, darn it!
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From: Parton, Rhonda
Sent: Wednesday, October 28, 2009 5:08 PM
To: All desks
Subject: Comeback letter

Hello everyone,

For six weeks already, I have been loping around the Witte Dame becoming a familiar face again as a semi-active employee of Philips Design. In that time, I've caught up with many of you personally, met a few new people and discovered the best things about "going to work" are the intelligent, talented, lovely, caring people that are there to greet me every day. That and the view from the roof.

Sincerely, thanks for the many thoughts, prayers, positive energy, warmth and genuine love sent to me during a time when I needed it. You'll never know how much a sentimental greeting card or a bunch of flowers does for the spirit until you are laid up in hospital for an incalculable period of time. Being so far away from family and friends in the U.S., my experience could have been more trying but, as I was reminded, the definition of family can be rewritten in an instant and a colleague suddenly can become the sister you never had. And maybe you've always wanted a sister or at least a best girlfriend and you think, "this is a nice surprise. Who knew?".

If we were acquainted before, I hope we get a chance to get reacquainted over lunch, dinner or coffee micro-break when you're in Eindhoven again. I'm on the fifth floor. If I don't know you, come on by - these days, meeting new people is a lot like meeting people I knew before but without the guilty feeling I get after realizing I've forgotten who you are.

Finally, for anyone in need of a fresh perspective on life, I can heartily recommend a year in rehab. Works like a charm.

Cheers,
Rhonda


Rhonda Parton
Art Director, Communication Design