Changes….Transitions….Good-byes

Three nouns that I am open to in my life on occasion but never all at once. Everyone says to me “change is good” and I agree with that in many ways. I strongly believe change is what makes life exciting and wonderful. Change is followed by growth and I think growth is crucial.  Along with changes comes transitions. Transitions are not always easy but are normally required when changes occur.  And of course changes and transitions never happen without good-byes. You can ask my friends and those close to me, I do NOT do “good byes” I just dont…… “see you later” always works better for me.  I take my friendships seriously and its extremely hard for me to let them go.  And even harder for me is saying good-bye to people for any period of time…………with all of this being said I am stepping into one of the most drastic changes of my life, making one of the biggest transitions in my life, and saying the most good byes of my life.   The past year has been full of hard changes, transitions, and good byes. 

I recently graduted from college, I have left the life I’ve known for the last 4 years, I have said good bye to the friends I have considered to be closest to me and today I ended the job I have known for the last 8 summers.  As I walked home from work today on the beach the Lord put these lyrics on my mind……Every new beginning comes from some other beginning’s end….so true. I can’t start a new chapter until an old chapter has ended.

So as hard as it is for me to say good bye and step into a new chapter of life I know this is where I am meant to be.  The relationships and experiences I’ve had and made will always be with me and will never change. It is hard to leave behind what is familiar and step into the unknown but I know there is one good bye I will never have to make……..and that is to the Lord. I know that through this all He is the constant that will always be the same; the Comfort that gives me peace.