Came to a certain realization sometimes the only way to move forward is to completely let go of the one thing you thought meant the most to you. It doesn’t makes it any less meaningful to you. But there comes a time when you need to just move on and fight for something that is worthy of your fight. I have stayed too long in one spot and this weekend I realized I can no longer stay there. It’s extremely painful and sad but it’s part of the journey we take in life. We all must move forward. It’s the only way to go, staying in one place for too long only leads to disappointment in those you once loved. Leading to expectations that at the very end, you will just be disappointed by. The people you once thought of as friends and family just become strangers. You no longer understand them and they no longer understand you. You try to see the silver lining in these relationships but the truth is the time has come to let them go. They no longer have the same meaning to you as they once did. The course has been set and you must learn to walk into the sunshine without them. We are afraid of change or at least I think most of us are. But more than being afraid of change, we are more afraid to let go of something we know we love. We want to hold on to it, hoping it will change, hoping it will come back, the fire will burn again. The truth is the flame died and we need to accept that and let it go. My weekend was spent playing with friends. I planned my whole weekend to help and be there for them. It was fun and reminded of some of the best times I had with them. But it also made me face one thing I have just completely ignored, it’s over. The fire that once burned no longer consumes me. I have tried to rekindle it, try to make it burn again, in the end the fire just isn’t there. I truly love them more than words can ever say and it breaks my heart to walk away. But just like in life everything has a season, and the season of starting over and letting go is now. They will never know the impact each one played in my life. But I will be forever grateful to them. It is through tears and heartbreak that I hope this new journey begins. I wish it was easy to say goodbye. Goodbyes are always hard, sometimes it’s better to just slowly walk away. Hoping the memories of the time you share with them lasts forever.