“Sometimes you have to let go to see if there was anything worth holding on to.”

It seems like everything lately has been about goodbyes. Letting go of things in the past and hoping to see if they'll ever come back in the future. It's truly hard. Emotional. Draining. Everything. Saying goodbye takes a lot more courage than saying hello. Things are scattered in our lives. Some things are meant to stay. Somethings are meant to leave. But the most precious things in our lives leave and slowly find their way back. We have to all, sadly, face the cold truth. When things leave, we need to let go. Eventually, we'll move on. Somethings will take longer than others to move on from, but it will happen. Something else will come into your life, something better. Even in the darkness with no hope left, there's still the indefinite chance that what you let go of may find its way back into your grasp. It's in the taking of chances that your wishes come true. That you find out things you've never known before. Life hurts and it hurts a lot, but medicine is scattered throughout the tiny predicaments we face. We just need the strength and optimism to find it. Maybe goodbye is really a hello. A hello to something you never knew about yourself and the immense amount of fortitude inside of you. Scars build character. Think of goodbyes as scars to the brain. Let go. Come to closure with yourself so you can start again and find who you really are. Take a risk that will turn into a good choice and say farewell. Something new will come along or, if needed, something old. We truly have to let go to see if there was anything worth holding on to. Goodbye. <3