Goodbye. Hello.

Sometimes I feel like all I do is say goodbye. I've said goodbye to friends, family, school, jobs, pets...you name it. Saying goodbye is never easy, even when it's the right thing to do. It's even harder when you aren't ready to say goodbye. Change is something that I have always struggled with, something that hurts and confuses and causes a lot of heartache. Even good change means that you are leaving something, or someone, behind. And that's hard.

For too long I have been afraid to say goodbye to certain things in my life. I have been terrified of what a new 'hello' might bring. But if I am ever going to have this crazy beautiful life I dream of, I can't be afraid to say hello. I want to grab those awesome opportunities that appear suddenly. I want to be brave enough to say a hello to a stranger. I want to stand tall and be confident enough to introduce myself to people I admire.

I am done letting goodbyes hold me back. I am done being afraid of a new hello. The end of one thing always signifies the beginning of something else. It might not happen right away. It might not be what you thought it would be. But something new comes with every hello. It's time to take a chance, do something that scares me, and believe that whatever comes, I will survive. Life is a whole series of goodbyes, followed by brand new hellos. I can do this.