Saying Goodbye

It appears I didn't find my way to posting last night, so like a good writer, I am sacrificing my lunch hour to write. That is my penance...

Saying goodbye can be hard. [Insert lengthy rambling description of what kind of goodbyes there are and what makes them hard or sad or relieving] But you already know that.

Whether unfair or unexpected or unwelcome, goodbyes get a bad rap. rep? rap. So I'm here to clear their records. All of em. The lot of em. They're all getting pardoned. By me.

You know that old phrase about if you close one door you open another? The exact same analogy can be applied to goodbyes. The formulas are I-Dentical.

Not to sound too harsh to the departed, but their exit announces an new opening. don't call it a void. or a gap. call it new real estate. This will help spin your mind around to the positive.

Not that any of our lives are full right now, to the point where we can't add anyone else... and whoever is reading this, don't you say 'oh but mine is. i have everyone i need and there's no room for new people.' Bull. You can always add more. but sometimes it's nice to keep those numbers where there are, subbing in someone new. someone else that gets to positively impact your life. Isn't that what living is all about? I say it is. Positively impacting other people's lives.

In addition! Stop looking at goodbyes as a sad occurrence. They should make you remember the times you shared and brighten your mood. There are plenty of people I have said goodbye to who no longer occupy rooms in the hotel that is my life. But goodbyes have an innate ability to let you forget about the sub-par. Those little pesky memories that muddle all the good stuff, they gone! When it comes time for someone to leave your life, whether it for five minutes or forever, it allows you to focus on the things worth remembering. And isn't that what counts?

So this light-spirited post was an attempt to lessen the negativeness that is associated with saying goodbye. But honestly, saying goodbye sucks. It's only until later that you realize the good that can come. So for now, do your best to appreciate the moment for everything it is and hope that saying goodbye isn't the last thing you say.

Goodbye.