Goodbye; Hello

This past month I had an opportunity present itself to me to go work at the place I did my internship. When the opportunity came up, I immediately said yes; I loved my internship, the leadership I got there, the growth I had, the room for improvement and how much opportunity there was to learn.

It was surreal, but then I realized taking this job meant saying goodbye to the 40+ clients, the people, that I got to build a connection with, that I got to meet, learn about, and help change their lives.

One by one I had to give them the news, and each time was harder than the next. Each time I could feel knot in my stomach get tighter, my hands sweating, my heart racing as I sat in my spinning chair and tried to hide the shakiness in my voice.

Each person, every single one, was shocked, sad, and emphatically told me how much I changed their life and how thankful they were.

One by one I had to say goodbye to these people who I created a sacred bond with. It was heartbreaking.

But that goodbye, all of those goodbyes, were steps. Each one like another stone laid in font of me, like a walkway, leading me to my future, to something better that is going to help me become the woman I am meant to be.

I had to say goodbye, even though it was hard, painful and full of sadness, so that I could say hello to something better, something more.