Today I am still thinking about goodbyes. I am sure you have an event of yesterday that becomes part of your today. This is an opportunity to ponder the meaning of it all. Imagine a simple retirement party still lingering.
We have goodbyes everyday. Some are passing like a person we met at a meeting or event. We say see ya, call if you are in town, or stop by. But in heart of hearts we know it wont happen. It is far better to say it was a pleasure to know you. I learned or gained...from you.
What is there about us we don't know how to say goodbyes? I guess that is why Joyce Rupp's book Praying our goodbyes was such a popular book
Daily goodbyes are preparation for the bigger goodbyes.
Not all goodbyes are pleasant. We give our self permission to grieve the passing of a friend, the loss of a job, a broken relationship. If we don't grieve we cant be open to the new relationship, the new job, or the ability to see the gift to us of the one who passed on.
In life we need to say goodbye in life changes, such as marriage and new family unit, moving from one part of our country to another, changes in lives of those we love that affect us, and not least of all our own changes of body, mind and spirit.
I pray you may have the experience of praying your own goodbyes.
Life after all is a continuous hello even when we say our final goodbye.
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