Saying Goodbye
Leave takings and goodbyes are a part of life.
Sometimes they are painful.
It is best when we do them intentionally so that nothing is left unsaid.
One way to help with the hurt is through remembering and storytelling.
Sometimes they are painful.
It is best when we do them intentionally so that nothing is left unsaid.
One way to help with the hurt is through remembering and storytelling.
Learning to Let Go
“How lucky I am to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard.”
-Little Orphan Annie |
Mindful Goodbyes
Saying goodbye is a ritual that marks a coming separation. The function of most rituals is to mark liminal, that is, transitional times. A goodbye marks the moment where being together begins to move into being apart. As human beings, we tend to differentiate between ‘big’ goodbyes that may be forever, and the ‘small’ goodbyes of everyday. Both those goodbyes have a hidden component: they contain a blessing.
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The Intentional Interim Came
As told to us by Pastor Houston on his last Sunday with us.
(with a few added slides from the editor)
(with a few added slides from the editor)
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