I had to say goodbye to someone today, because they were leaving my life. Well, I could run into them again, but we no longer see each other every day. Change and goodbyes have always been hard for me, but as I look forward to a promising future, I realize that such changes have become easier for me to accept. I used to cry, a lot, when I was a kid (I once cried when my parents sold our old couch, a bit embarrassing in retrospect.). Now, I can encounter such goodbye moments with gratitude, thanking the person for the goodness they've shared with me. I am grateful that goodbyes can be good.
P.S.--I also really appreciate the fact that "goodbye" comes from the phrase "God Be With Ye," which was written as "godbwye," and now we have "goodbye." How encouraging! How positive! How kind!
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