It is a fact of life that what is old dies to make way for what is new. Endings are often painful - we mourn the death of a relationship, we regret leaving a familiar neighborhood, we don't like to say good-bye.
Endings, though, give us the chance to begin ag ain.Anew friend comes in to fill the empty space left when an old friend moves away. A new school, a new job, a new season of the year - these are fresh starts that evolve from what has gone before.
We need not fear the inevitable endings in our lives. Daily, we are renewed. Our bodies produce new cells continually. When we are going through an ending, we may not be able to see the new beginning that lies beyond, but we can trust it will be there for us when we are ready. We can welcome the new opportunities that each day brings and consider them gifts from the Higher Power that is with us to guide us through each end and each beginn ing.
I really need to hear that today. would you just please tell us where this is from? It looks like a quotation. is it odat?
I am one that has a hard time letting go,,, and this is a good example of what letting go means, isn't it? letting go of yesterday,,, letting go of something I can't resolve,,, letting go of people who don't want me - - - so that today can begin,,, so that we can move on to better things,, to new things. Sometimes it is the fear of the unknown, the things that have become as comfortable as worn out jeans with holes in them seem to be much better than going shopping for a new stiff pair that will take a while to break in.
I'll try to welcome today as a gift from God, and be open to whatever is in it.
love in recovery,
amanda
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