Saying good-bye

It’s not as if I don’t recognize that people have been saying good-bye forever.  Heading out to hunt, to battle, to school, for jobs, to chase dreams.  Knowing that doesn’t make our good-bye any less real or sad, it just makes everyone else’s more poignant.  How do all of our hearts make the transition?  The fact that it is so hard means we were fortunate enough to love so fully.  Our hearts are heavy but our souls are full.  We never really do belong to anyone else, we just have a chance to share in a part of each other’s story – and that is a gift beyond measure.  The mingling of our stories allow us to learn about ourselves, about humanity, about compassion and humor.  I will try my best not to dwell too long on the hardness of the good-bye but rather celebrate the softness of the memories we were blessed to make – and look forward to all those yet to come!