Quotable Articles #49
The End is Only Just the Beginning
Remembering that endings can be a chance to do things better
A little over three years ago, I told my wife of almost ten years that I wanted a separation — an act that I knew would eventually lead to a divorce that is still in the court system.
It wasn’t necessarily something I wanted to do — I knew that there would be repercussions for not only me but my entire family — especially my daughter. But it was an ending that I knew had to happen — for my happiness, for the happiness of my ex, and for the happiness of our daughter.
There was nothing happy about that ending. It has been three years of difficult conversations with myself and trying to help my daughter navigate this new reality where she lives halfway across the continent and most of our interactions are done over FaceTime, Roblox, and Minecraft.
But it has also led to some deep personal growth and the understanding that most endings, no matter how hard, can also serve as beautiful and better beginnings if you’re willing to put in the work.
I wasn’t planning on getting into another serious relationship right away. While I made the conscious choice to move on and keep living my life, I was also broken and reeling from the…
