No More Goodbyes

Goodbyes are never easy, but are usually the same. "Every hello ends with a goodbye." Sometimes the goodbyes are for the best, other times, you just weren't ready to say goodbye yet. Whether you are saying goodbye for the night, a month, a year, five years, or forever, there is always a part of you that remains with that person. I feel as though when we meet people, we give a piece of ourselves away with them. Our friends and family have a piece of our hearts that will remain there forever. The people that we meet in passing may have a piece of our life, just as we have a piece of theirs.

When I know that someone is leaving, I try to decide to either distance myself from them or spend as much time with them as i possibly can. The latter is probably the best thing I can do, however, sometimes that can be harder than the first option. When people come into our lives, they impact our lives, whether its a good impact or bad, and when they leave, life is never the same again. One of the hardest things to do is to let people go. I don't like change and when people are no longer in my life, I don't always handle it well. My best friend tells me she wants to live in New York or California. I always tell her that I need to start distancing myself from her now so that in a few years it won't be so hard. But, really, how could I do that? She's my best friend and I need her. Last year one of my good friends left to go back home really far away, and when I found out she was leaving, I cried all day. Then at the airport a few days later, I cried some more. Now, however, we still keep in touch and I still consider her one of my greatest friends. Its hard not being able to see that person that you saw everyday for so long, but the technology today makes it a bit easier. When a loved one dies before you were ready to say goodbye, its super hard. It's one of those times when you have to trust God, and hope that that person knew Jesus so that it wasn't goodbye, its see you soon.

I want to start changing all of my "Goodbye's" to "See you soon!" I feel that that would be a more optimistic approach that would help the process a good bit. It's never goodbye, just see you soon. Everyone comes into your life for a reason. Sometimes its hard to figure out that reason. If someone was only in your life for a short time, its hard to figure out why they were there. Maybe you helped them, or maybe they helped you. Regardless, everyone is in your life for a reason. Life is hard and goodbyes are hard, but holding onto memories that will last a lifetime is worth it. Treasure the memories, the people, the laughs, the cries. Life is short, so make the most of it.