Today is another odd day. I reflect today on the sheer fact that endings sucks. It doesn’t matter what type of ending it is, they are never easy- saying goodbye to a love one in hospice; ending a lifestyle you lived for many decades; goodbye to the normal you once knew. It doesn’t make it any easier that you say good bye in the morning or afternoon or evening. Endings are big, dramatic and filled with uncertain feelings for the future.
Endings are necessary for many things, to protect yourself from being hurt, to reignite your desire to do something or just purely out of boredom. You need a change, so you end something and then restart something else.
If we play the “what if” game, I can counter hard goodbyes with new beginnings. A new chance and a new way to put yourself into a position of goodness. Beginnings allow you to make a conscious choice to do what you need to make yourself happy. A beginning is a new start for you. It doesn’t matter how many new beginnings you may have, you always have the choice to start new.
For the cliffsnotes version- endings are hard, beginnings are hard but necessary. You have the choice to end things and then start something new.
More later!
-g