Once in awhile I link up here for Five Minute Friday.
I love her, I love her blog, I love how what she comes up with in five minutes stirs my heart for five days and inspires me to open up rather than to guard myself.
Unfortunately (or, not so much) yesterday was epic and needed to be blogged. 😉 (For those of you interested, there was another ponytail today. If possible, she was even cuter. ;))
So, today…in keeping with the necessary alliteration…I bring you “Six Minute Saturday”.
The rules are simple: Write for five (today, six) minutes on the given topic. No editing or changing anything. Just write from your heart.
Six Minute Saturday: Goodbye
Goodbye is a word I have said over and over, more than I ever thought possible, in the last decade.
It’s a word I know extremely well.
It brings with it tears…promises of keeping in touch, of visiting, of always being there for the other person despite the miles, possibly oceans, that will separate us.
It also brings heartache…the kind that comes from knowing that something has ended. Things will never be again as they were, and while there is always hope for a future, there is a grief that comes from an ending.
It brings with it anger…I. Don’t. Like. To. Say. Goodbye. Ever. In the changes and spins and circles of life, I want to continue packing my suitcase…allowing it to grow bigger with each goodbye. I want to take each person who is so loved with me to that next phase. But that’s just not how it works.
But the word “goodbye” also brings something else…something that gives hope for new beginnings and friendships and love. It’s called
Hello.
That one little word that can make a new beginning really, really beautiful.
So I’ll say goodbye for a chance at hello.
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