Dr. Dixie van de Flier Davis
Life Is Full of Endings
That’s where beginnings start.
We don’t like letting go. But poets and philosophers tell us that “every door that closes allows another door to open into new freedom” (Laurel Elizabeth Keyes).
Adoptive parents tell us that their children have to let go of the hurts and anger in order to move forward toward trusting relationships.
Their parents learn to let go of their own expectations and dreams in order to love the children just as they are.
“Every time we grow to a new understanding, we die a little to the old. So life becomes many deaths, the closing of many doors.
The wise person is one who walks through each new doorway to a new life, letting the old one close behind without regret, or despair, or clinging hold.
Close the door softly as you go.”
Do you have experiences with endings and beginnings to share?
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