Accepting that Some People Aren't Meant to Stay in Our Lives

Every moment with him felt like a dream.  It was so much fun it seemed unreal. He showed me that it’s ok to be emotionally unguarded and vulnerable with someone.  He taught me how to be free with myself and not hold back. He accepted me for who I presented myself as in the moment and never gave an ounce of judgement.  He showed me that I was capable of love, acceptance, and happiness, but now I don’t have him to share that with.   

As much as it is a difficult concept to grasp -- that my whirlwind romance had a time and a place and has now ended --  I have learnt that the memories and experiences were worth this heartache. It was too short a time but now I must accept that all good things must come to an end.

Now I must accept that the timing was right for us and now it is not.

Just because it has ended, the memories and experiences are still relevant to me.  They made me who I am today. They taught me that I am capable of the vulnerable human emotions I desperately tried to fight or hide from.  Now, even though our paths have taken separate turnings, and we don’t know if they will ever cross again, I am grateful for all I have learnt about myself this summer and everything that he has given to me.

Sometimes people come into your life for a short period of time and that’s okay.  Not everybody is a “forever” friend. Once I accept this, moving on will be easier.  Once I accept that some people aren’t meant to stay in our lives, I’ll feel freer to move on without that guilty feeling of leaving someone behind.

Some people aren’t meant to stay in our lives, and that’s okay.