From end to beginning

I hate endings. I mean some things that ended, I was ecstatic about. Like when I got to the end of my degree and when I got to the end of my car payments - I couldn't have been happier! (Well, I could have, but you get my gist). But some endings always feel awkward for me. Like when you leave a job - I always find goodbyes difficult. Or the end of a holiday - I'm guessing nobody loves the end of a holiday. Some endings are easier than others. But regardless of the type of ending we face and whether or not it was unexpected, the ending of something signifies the beginning of something.

This is true with all things. The end of Winter signifies the beginning of Spring. The end of primary school signifies the beginning of secondary school. When one door closes, another one opens. This blog is more about the endings we don't like or even didn't see coming. It's easy for us to get caught up in the ending of a thing and not see the opportunity it brings. 

Lao Tzu describes this well with the quote, 'New

beginnings are often disguised as painful endings.'

When I started uni, I had all of these hopes and dreams. I was going to study Psychology and become a Psychologist. Before this point, I had already experienced painful endings. One being not being able to attend the universities I had chosen. Devastated, but not crushed, I proceeded to study the subject of my dreams in a different location - embracing the new beginning that had been thrown my way. At the end of university, I had achieved the grade I needed and looked into starting my career as a Psychologist through further education. However I couldn't start the course of my choice because of lack of experience. Once again, I was devastated. I felt like that was the end. What was I going to do? 


This is why think the end of something indicates the beginning of something. If it isn't a natural transition that takes us to our new beginning, it is our abrupt endings that will propel. These endings challenge us and force us to think about our next step and if we choose well, our beginnings will take us to somewhere we had never imagined. How many stories have you heard about people who's job ends suddenly, but then they start something great? If you are looking around you now all you see are endings, look forward to the beginnings.