Every Friday, I’ll post thought provoking discussion starters.
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Nancy, one of my best friends ever, who is also the Celebrate Kids’ Project Manager, is moving in a week from Fort Worth, TX, to Lynden, WA. Although she’ll still work with me and we’ll be able to talk/Skype, she’ll be 2146 miles away. It won’t be the same. It will be very different.
I don’t know how to say good-bye. “Good-bye” just doesn’t say much to me. “Farewell” (fare you well) sounds too permanent. “God bless you and keep you” sounds scripted. I think I like “Godspeed” best. It means “success; good fortune: a wish for the welfare of a person starting on a journey or venture.” That’s what Nancy is doing and it’s what I want for her.
How do you say “good-bye”? How do you like someone to say “good-bye” to you? Do the words matter? Any thoughts you can share with me? I know we’ll see each other again. I know we’ll still be friends. But, this is going to be hard.
I’m getting ready to leave a job and saying goodbye will be hard. I honestly don’t have an answer. Don’t know how I’ll do it.
Elaina,
I feel for you. I guess putting one foot in front of the other and going step by step is all we can do sometimes. Take a camera to work and capture what you can.
Thank you for sharing your feelings Kathy. Our daughter will be moving to Amarillo to be a Children’s Minister @ a church starting July 8. As a mom, I am so excited for her and have tears of joy. But her best friend is having a really hard time knowing she will be moving soon. Right now it’s like an elephant is in the room with them because our daughter is trying not to be to excited because she knows her friend is hurting. Even though she has told her friend they can skype and her friend can fly free because her dad works for southwest. It still doesn’t make it easy. I’ve even told our daughter’s friend that God has put another girlfriend in her life because God knew Tara(our daughter) would be leaving soon. I think she took it in, but just like grieving everybody does it differently. I really do like the word Godspeed!
Thank you, Kathy! My feelings exactly. One of Kathy’s strengths is using her words to express her thoughts. I appreciate that so much. One of things I’m doing to help with this transition is building a RAFT! R= Remember the people and places so I’m taking lots of pictures, doing special things one more time, picking up little reminders that will trigger my memories. A= Affirm. When I see people who have played an important part in my life here, I tell them that and what it was they did that made the difference. It’s so fun to see their reactions. F= Forgive. I need to carefully consider and make sure there are no broken relationships, or things I have done that need to be set right with an apology and asking forgiveness. T= Think ahead. There’s no two ways around it, I am moving. Thinking about where I’m going, the people I’ll meet, new friends I’ll make and old ones to get reaquainted with helps put my mind in a good place. Leaving is so bitter/sweet. To make it a little easier, I need to make my RAFT.
Leanne, maybe your daughter could make a RAFT with her friend or make two of them!