They say that every good thing has to come to an end, highs are followed by lows and what goes up must come down.  I'm sure that we all can remember times in our lives where there are distinct endings; relationships, friendships, good times, bad times and in essence, eras.  Others seem to just close off without much of a look back to see what has happened and whether we learned valuable lessons.  Sometimes we end things, other times it's something out of our control, it just happens whether we want it to or not.  The more I think I can't help but wonder; When stages in our lives come to an end, are we able to truly start a new beginning if we haven't learnt what we were supposed to throughout that chapter?

Wow, time has gone so fast over the past few months.  I've met new people, made new decisions, had the highs along with the lows and all of a sudden the time has come, a major ending to such a huge part of my life which is filled with excitement, smiles, fears and tears.  Once I had decided that it was time to move to Melbourne, there was a lot of things that were able to be let go of, things I didn't have to worry about until the beginning of my 'new' life down in the Garden State. New opportunities are presenting themselves to me daily, opening my eyes to the path I am about to embark on but at the same time there is so much history that is coming back to me about what it is that has got me to where I am today.

Work for everyone is something that takes up quite a lot of their lives, there is the constant struggle to keep a work/life balance and without that, people end up exhausted, resenting this part of their life which I feel is a major contributor to the lows we go through.  I have managed to have a work/life balance by adjusting my attitude towards my work and how I let it affect me.  I work for a great company, where I am able to see the vision of the person leading it and I know where I want to be when I get down to Melbourne.  I'm on the verge of a great job, something that I can sink my teeth into and really excel at and for a change, it's not sales! My Telstra life is coming to an end here in Brisbane, I'm very torn on how I feel.  I have met so many amazing people who I love, which the thought of leaving them brings tears to my eyes, but I am so excited about what lies ahead of me.  I guess we'll see how I hold up at the going away..

I was saying before that there were a lot of things that I was able to let go of, the biggest thing for me was no longer pressuring myself to meet someone, someone that is everything that I am looking for, a person I can truly fall for.  I felt a major sense of relief and all of a sudden I wasn't bothered, I was able to really enjoy being single and just meet great people.  I have met some really good guys by going out for lunches, dinner and knowing that they aren't expecting anything from me, helped me to just relax and be myself, and in turn great friendships have evolved and I have realised that there are still good guys out there and one day I will meet the one that's right for me.  I have learnt so much and realised that even if I am going out on a date, it's not an interview, just be yourself and don't hold back about the person you truly are because in the end, that's what it's about.  It's not about creating a false persona just to impress someone, because in the end secrets always come out and what is the point of trying to be something you're not? Inevitably, that aspect will crash around you and you'll have to start all over again. 

My friends have been my salvation through many great times and some serious lows.  These people are the ones who I truly care for, those that have stood by me when I have made some regrettable decisions in my life and even when I have been wronged by other people.  There is no judgement, no misconceptions around the relationship because deep down it's unconditional, through thick and thin.  This era of friendships up here in Brisbane is really hard to let go of, to move on to another life where I don't have that constant contact without having to use a phone line.  Don't get me wrong of course the friendships will live on, but the time has come to move on, there are those who I will never let go of (they know who they are) but now I have the space to let more people into my life, with their own uniqueness and individuality.  This I look forward to, but at the same time I'm so saddened because such a great era of friendships are ending, coming to a close.

They say that the world gives you signs to validate the path you are on, creating a sense of comfort and although it may seem a little scary, the fear subsides rather quickly.  So many things have fallen into place to show me that the path I have chosen to go down is the right one.  Different people are also coming back into my life at the same time and already a whole new picture is being painted, although I can't see the whole picture yet, it is only just the beginning.  Have you ever just known that something is right?  They say that seeing the number 1 in succession is a sign - "The 11 carries a vibrational frequency of balance. It represents male & female equality. It contains sun and moon both - while holding them both separate. Perfect balance".  Do you find that you look at a clock and see 11:11 all the time? The number 1 appears all the time in many things that you do? Take this as a sign of you being on the right track, someone very close to me made me realise this significance and it's helped me understand what is going on in my life right now.  It's time, things are in place for the next stage of my life, the first 25 years have ended, now it's time for a new beginning.

At the start of this I was querying about if whether we can move on if we haven't learnt from the past.  Many things happen to us to help us throughout our lives and allow us to validate the things we do.  Signs are shown to us that we are on the right track and when we're not, we seem to end up repeating the same part over and over until we get out of it what we're meant to.  This whole piece cements the fact that we as people learn from every component of our lives, to take those lessons in order to become the person we are meant to be.  It makes us realise that there is more to just going through life taking things as they come and just watching it pass us by.  Your life is what you make of it, the lessons you learn, the chapters that you close and the new ones that you open.  How many times have you wondered if you were on the right path in life? How many of you have found yourself in the same situation over and over again?  Take a step back and really look into what is going on around you so you can take on board the lessons we are meant to learn, because really, in the end, it's the only way you are going to be able to have a truly new beginning.

Mik ;)