The "Good" in Goodbyes

We often have this notion that Goodbyes are a bad thing. It signifies the end of an era or a tradition. A relationship, a friendship and the agony of having to deal with missing someone that's no longer in your life. Sometimes we miss the "idea" rather then the actual person. I'm not gonna argue that it's easy but I would like to highlight that although goodbyes signify an end, they also signify a new beginning.

"When you come out of the storm, you won't be the same person that walked in. That's what the storm is all about" - Haruki Murakami.

My take on relationships is simple. I believe the basis to any relationship is a long standing friendship over time which consists of Honesty, Integrity, Principle centered values, Commitment and Communication. If those characteristics exist, so will mutual respect and trust. Everything else, just falls into place.

Things change when you're in the company of someone who constantly brings in new ideas, who shares their beliefs, thoughts and who's open about everything. When you learn and grow from each other, you'll know there's soulmate potential lurking. We need to work on being the best version of ourselves so that we end up attracting the same!

The whole idea of happy endings is that, it's not the end if you arn't happy! So much is within our control and so much isn't. Constantly work on what you can change and have faith in the ones you can't. Bad things happen to good people all the time and expressing your feelings, isn't a sign of weakness but a promise of strength.

One thing I've learnt is to never let anyone tell you your expectations are unrealistic for I believe we are what we attract. You'll be so pleasantly surprised when you meet your match (: