I find myself in the midst of many good-byes and a whole new series of hellos at this point in my life. I have 59 years to look back on. Here are a few of my good-byes in no particular order of appearance in my life and the hellos that came of them
I've said good-bye to
My father over and over again when his ship was deployed.
Homes eight times in eight years.
An ill-conceived marriage
Harmful friendships
A controlling advisor
The psychological damage he caused
Parents
Childhood
The first house we bought
To worklife - a very long and on-going good-bye
Fanciful dreams
Romance Novels
Religion in a box
Youth
Discouragement
On the flip side I have said hello to
Settled living
A good and enduring marriage
A few good and long-term friends
My counsel and only my good counsel
A long hello to approaching retirement
New fanciful dreams and making them reality
Serious books and books about life
Faith
Age
Hope
11 comments:
Looks like a good balance. Good for you. Nice post.
We all need this kind of balance in our life! Thanks for this "making me think" post!
gautami
Finally....
I agree with Rosa's remark - balance is key and it's good to know you're making your dreams true.
Nice post. Good to balance the goodbyes, with the hellos.
I think balance is the key, too. And you seem to have that. Growing comes through a lot of hellos and good-byes and being able to choose which are which.
Annie, a great take on todays scribblings, leave it to you to find the balance and add the Hellos too!!
Sound like you have learned alot from your goodbye's and the hellos showed that strength. HUGS
oh i love the hello part of this - so nice to have the 'flipside' to the goodbyes
I really love how you are striving for balance,peace and love for lifes transitions . It is so hard to be gentle with ourselves isnt it ?
Interesting posts. Although goodbyes are often hard, I think they can make many of the hellos that much sweeter!
:)
an interesting post... i forgot to mention it last time I was here; very thought provoking
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