Life: Hello's and Goodbye's

Life seems to always be filled with hello's and goodbye's.

We move, friends move, we change schools, we graduate from schools and move on to our first job. We marry and start families.  We change jobs.  Families grow up and start families of their own. Some changes are utterly and completely final, others change so we barely recognize the life we had before.  Some we initiate, some are initiated by others or others simply by circumstances beyond our control.
With each ending is a new beginning filled with hello's and goodbye's.

Why, why, why, why, why, why, do you
Say "Goodbye, goodbye, bye, bye".
Oh no.
You say "Goodbye" and I say "Hello, hello, hello".

Writing the last post on saying goodbye to my beloved horse, Holy Scat was a very difficult post to write.  I am happy that she is in a wonderful place to live out her years.  But the emotions are raw and the enormity of the life changes I have been undergoing sometimes overwhelm me.
But still I move forward.  I must.    

I don't know why you say "Goodbye", I say "Hello, hello, hello".
I don't know why you say "Goodbye", I say "Hello".

I have promised myself in starting this blog I must keep it honest.  It is not all excitement all the time.  There are difficult moments and moments I feel afraid of the unknown, as I am sure others who have walked this path have also experienced.  I feel a mix of emotions as I ready for this journey.  

You say "Yes", I say "No".
You say "Stop" and I say "Go, go, go".
Oh no.
You say "Goodbye" and I say "Hello, hello, hello".
I don't know why you say "Goodbye", I say "Hello, hello, hello".
I don't know why you say goodbye, I say hello.

I am not closing the door on my past life, only beginning a new chapter.  Electronics of this past century allow us to keep in touch with those we love in many new ways. Without these advances I'm not sure I would have the courage to go out into the wilderness.

You say "Yes", I say "No".
(I say "Yes", but I may mean "No").
You say "Stop", I say "Go, go, go".
(I can stay still it's time to go).
Oh, oh no.

 Lyrics from "Hello, Goodbye" by Paul McCartney

Shortly after this was released, McCartney explained, "The answer to everything is simple. It's a song about everything and nothing. If you have black you have to have white. That's the amazing thing about life."

Goodbye and Hello

Hello and Goodbye