Every Ending is a New Beginning

 

Each sunset is the start of a new sunrise. The sun inevitably goes down, and it inevitably comes up again.

Sometimes we can’t wait for things to end; sometimes we wish they would never end; sometimes we bring about endings ourselves, and sometimes the endings are out of our control. But endings, although sometimes painful, are inevitable.

Another way to view an ending is as a necessity. Each sunset is necessary to have a new sunrise. Without endings we cannot have new beginnings. When things end, we can get caught up in the past. We don’t want to go back to real life after a holiday, we don’t want a perfect day to end, we don’t want to let go of someone we love, even when it’s over.

Noticing how we feel about things coming to an end doesn’t stop the ending happening, or make it any easier, but it deepens our awareness of what’s missing, what’s wanting, what we’re needing, knowledge we can take forward and use. Whatever we wish we had done during one day, we will get a fresh chance to do it the next.

Every day is a fresh start. You have to make a decision how to use yours.