“If you’re brave enough to say goodbye, life will reward you with a new hello.” —Paulo Coelho
Personal note: I’ve learned to say goodbye a number of times. I’ve never found it easy. I also found Paulo Coelho is right, I discovered a new hello I didn’t know existed.
“If you are brave enough to say goodbye, life will reward you with a new Hello. ~ Paulo Coehlo”
“Do not trouble your hearts overmuch with thought of the road tonight. Maybe the paths that you shall each tread are already laid before your feet, though you do not see them.”
― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring
NOTE: It seems to be part of our human nature to worry. We worry over things which haven’t happened. Perhaps it is our penchant for security as we seek to control the events of our lives believing we know how they should turn out. From my experience, I am happy I wasn’t able to control how things were to turn out. I would have lived a boring life. When we open ourselves to accepting the unknown, we free our heroic spirit to bravely face the challenges that lie ahead. Each challenge tests us. Each challenge teaches us. If we’re brave and don’t retreat, we earn a hero’s reward at the end of the journey.
What if one were to let every slight slip by like a piece of paper tossed about by the wind? Man, we humans can take the slightest remark we judge as a slight and turn it into a reason for a battle. Does it make sense to get upset over something one won’t remember in a short time? Let’s see what we get out of it. We kick our blood pressure up. We let it take control of our thoughts for the rest of the day. We may lose a friend. Hmmm. it doesn’t sound like much of a reward. If I blow off the remark, my blood pressure remains good, I’m thinking about better things in life, and maybe I can file a comment away that I can use in a piece of fiction I’m working on.
Relationships can become sticky. I know lots of single folks who tell me they prefer to be alone than be in a relationship. Relationships require work. Good relationships don’t happen. One has to move out of him/herself and move toward the other. Good relationships are like all other good lasting things in life.They all require hard work, constant attention, and nurturing. The reward far exceeds the effort.
