Is the Fear Worth the Reward When We Say Goodbye to Parts of Ourselves?

Saying goodbye is always hard but sometimes it is necessary to create space for something new.

Image by Karsten Winegeart-Urbse on Unsplash

My first thought when I think about saying goodbye is the people that have departed my life for many reasons over the years. My second thought is for the aspects of myself I’ve had to say goodbye to, namely the images I’ve created, identities I’ve…