How to free yourself from old chains and make space for new encounters

They say growing up involves saying goodbye. Just farewell, not see you soon. Farewell without return.

Sonic farewell with a dot on the i and a full stop. We spend so much crafting this concluding point, when the ellipsis is so simple.

Saying farewell requires bolder words. In reaching a distressing point of no return, we face a future where what we bid goodbye to will no longer exist.

I never risked farewell. In doing so, I let heartache, disillusionment, and disenchantment in.

Hope is last, but if the cause is lost, take a deep breath and let go.

Because pain is better than feeling nothing, say farewell to the one who broke your heart, soul, or mind and whom you prefer to say see you soon.

Your chest cold frightens you. Bares you. Throws you down. You select the blaze of agony, hatred, and rage.

You can't imagine leaving. Your feelings alone can influence these states, you think. From flames to ice. You know nothing else now. You weren't taught other emotions.

You didn't dare say goodbye.

You think your heart would freeze and you'll never feel its fire again. Maybe you're right.

You think the greatest thing for you is to never feel this ardour again. That alternative state must exist without being frigid or suffocating.

An accommodating middle ground.

That doesn't burn. Who doesn't freeze.

That covers your chest and feet.

Only when you say goodbye and someone hugs you tightly will your heart thaw again.

That day will arrive. When you learn to say goodbye sincerely and accept the repercussions, your spirit will be free to welcome someone worth it and who you deserve.

You will gradually learn to say goodbye to people who exploited your relationship and confidence. To your detractors.

Say goodbye to today's folks, and tomorrow will be brighter. Because they cannot shine, they prefer to be shadowed.

Get rid of these selfish, unhappy people. They deserve your goodbye. A strong person with a dot on the i and a full stop.

With folks who can say goodbye, you'll have a trustworthy friendship. They suffered, sobbed, and released.

They know what they want and want you.

They desire your oddities and eccentricities.

Learn to say goodbye to develop meaningful relationships.

Your circle may shrink, but its members won't alter.

Friends are chosen family, they say. Leave those you can't call family.

Relationships may be suspended because of dread of being alone. See you soon instead of I don't want to see you.

But seclusion is vital to determine who you want around you.

Perhaps this is why we keep partnerships that don't help us grow or complete us.

Living around people and feeling alone is the worst.

Although they create a lot of noise, we listen to our feelings with interference like an old, poorly linked radio.

Listen to yourself. Get away from noise.

Your time matters.

Avoid wasting it on unworthy people.

Learn to say goodbye. Break these chains and make room for fresh experiences.

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