Moving On

Something that has come to my mind a lot is learning when to say goodbye to people that are a part of your life. I don't mean like death, moving away, or things like that. What I mean is deciding when they are not people you want in your life anymore, so you have to say goodbye to them for the time being. There is a particular quote that comes to my mind when I think about this:

"Some people are going to leave, but that's not the end of your story. That's the end of their part in your story" (Unknown).

This quote speaks a truth on so many levels. It can seem that in times in our lives when a person we care about leaves us that it is the end of the world. However, that could never be more wrong. No person you have met has come into your life and not taught you something. They may have taught you who you want to be, or who you don't want to be. They may have taught you to love, forgive, or believe in yourself. Maybe that is why it can be so hard to move on from those people. There is a time in our lives when certain people need to leave. We have to realize our life will be better off for the time being. Maybe not forever, but at least for now because you need to live your life.

I believe we are creatures of habit who have a hard time venturing away from things we know and hold on to. That might be why we are so willing to give a person a second, third, or fourth chance even when every fiber of our being is telling us otherwise. However, even though it is scary and you may still care for the person moving on might be the best thing to do. We may cherish the past, but we no longer live there. We must continue on and venture into the future. Our great unknown.