Relationships are waves, they come and go like ripples on the ocean. Nothing is permanent. Everything changes, and if we know that, why would we expect our relationships to stay the same? When the world is literally moving as I type this?
We are forever moving, learning, forgetting, and evolving.
To be the same is not only unrealistic, but mediocre. To be different, to dare to be courageous, move, risk, feel , and live to the maximum is what will take us out of our comfort zone, and shape us into a new self. That alone will make us grow and push our boundaries to different viewpoints that will push us forward to new worlds where we will transform into something new and better.
To part ways with people we once loved and we were so closed to is part of the deal when we embark in relationships, which is the human experience. Just like death is part of the natural cycle of life.
What if parting ways was celebrated like a milestone is? We’re very familiar with the mourning process of a relationship, which is very necessary. The worst thing we can do is to ignore that anything ever happened and not go through the process of letting go, but what if maybe we could also celebrate the departure of that person and honor their existence in our life?
What if that time in your life when you met that person and that particular phase of life is over? Perhaps that level of your life has been completed, and is now time to part ways, close the chapter and continue your path with the new space for the new to find you.
Life is full of characters, and sometimes we get too caught up categorizing them into heroes and villains, but what if instead of doing that we learn that people are more than that—they are HUMANS. Treat them and their part in your journey with grace and respect while thanking them and honoring their part in your destiny as they depart from your life.
I don’t know about you, but I will always have a special place in my heart for all of the incredible people who have cross paths with me. I’ve learned—which hasn’t been easy, but I’ve learned that I sometimes need to let it be. And most importantly, you don’t have to stop loving them, turn them into a villain, or hate them to justify their departure from your journey.
Keep on believing and be the best version of yourself—everything else will fall into place!
Natalia
Nata Writes | Visual Storyteller 