Friendships, romantic relationships, delicious meals, increased social media engagement, trips, and life itself… all have the same thing in common: they end.
Everything that we enjoy and brings happiness to us will end and give us a sense of “I wanted more of that”; in the case of the end of a cherished relationship (romantic or not), it’s especially painful to watch it end.
I was watching Made in the Abyss, and I bawled my eyes out as I remembered what it’s like to say goodbye to someone you love. That never truly heals; it hurts forever. However, I don’t regret all the wonderful times I shared with those loved ones that I lost. Those moments made the pain deeper, but they are still precious to me. I wouldn’t change a thing! I learned from those loved ones, I grew thanks to them, and I simply enjoyed by their side.
If I want to receive marvelous experiences I have to accept that I have to let them go at some point. Either you break up with your loved one or they die, the delicious meal will end, social media engagement is unstable, trips end, and life does too. If we focus on that end too often then we increase our anxiety levels, yet if we ignore the fact that nothing is forever we might take the experience for granted rather than enjoy it fully.
As usual, it’s a balance between connecting to the present moment so we can enjoy as much as possible and reminding ourselves there’s an ending to it all so we might appreciate them better, plan, and live without regrets (or at least with fewer ones).
Thank you so much for reading my posts even though they are short and they aren’t anything extraordinary, I’m super grateful for you. Here’s this week’s podcast episode in case you missed it: https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/tUWipsQLRHb