Not Forever

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I’ve had to face a lot of harsh realities regarding relationships over the last several months.  I’ve never had really good social skills—I’m in my head a lot, I’m a writer, and I think about 40 steps ahead all the time.  All of that mixed with insecurity and people pleasing and the lines of a healthy relationship become pretty blurred.  I heard this little reminder, something I will discuss in more detail this week regarding the nature of relationships, and I wanted to share it today to help people understand that sometimes, relationships have simply served their time, run their course. “You don’t get to keep everyone in your life forever.  There are some people that are just meant to be a sunrise for you, a light to pull you out of the darkness.  Friends, relationships, lovers that are seasonal.  No matter how deep of a conversation you had, no matter how much you shared your heart.  Even if you can still draw the lines of their smile like the map of a too familiar road in the back of your mind.  There almost always comes a time to move on.  A time to let go.  And regardless of the letting go I just wanted you know that you’re always going to feel a little bit like home to me.  No matter how temporary, it is still beautiful that I got to call so many hearts my home,” Whitney Hanson.  We are never alone, and the most important relationship is the one we have with ourselves, but I want to share this reminder so we feel less alone when we come to terms with any type of loss.  Allow life to flow…