The end is where we begin

‘‘The end’’ is where we start from. ‘The end’ of a bad day starts in the morning with a fresh new day. ‘The end’ of a bad relationship starts with the tingle of new love. ‘The end’ is where we start from when we’ve no idea where to start.  Often you hear people say they are at ‘the end’ of their rope, I think we have all felt that way at one time or another, and then they wake up the next morning and start again. ‘The end’ is not final, it’s just a comma in the sentence of our lives. When you begin to see ‘the end’ as a new starting point it no longer holds the same feelings/meaning as before. You start to look at your life differently and understand how many new chances you have to change things around you.

Too many times I hear people talking about feeling trapped or frozen and what it seems like they mean is they don’t see any new options. All they see is ‘the end’ of whatever is before them. ‘The end’ of a plan, ‘the end’ of a dream, ‘the end’ of a feeling. What they aren’t opening their eyes to is the limitless possibilities all around. Very seldom are there ‘no other options’ available. It may just be the other options don’t hold any appeal for you. When you start looking at ‘‘the end’’ as a ‘new beginning’ you are opening yourself up to so much more. Instead of staring at a closed door you look at all the open doors, windows, escape hatches, and portholes and see new opportunities to go farther than you ever thought possible. You no longer limit yourself to one plan or idea.

Think of it this way. When you look into the night sky you see stars. In the city, sometimes not many are visible because of the distractions (lights, smog, etc.). If you never go outside the city you might always think that’s all the stars in the sky that is ‘the end’ of the number of stars. Then one day you take a trip to the desert and look up into the night sky. Now there are so many more stars than you imagined. It almost seems impossible to count them all but you eventually could get to ‘the end’ number. And even then, even with all those stars in the sky, if you were to look from a slightly different perspective, say using a telescope, you would see even more! An infinite number of stars. Every time you think you have come to ‘the end’ of counting the stars you find a new way to count more.

So the next time you find yourself feeling sad, down, or angry because of ‘‘the end’’ remember to look at the new beginning you have been given and start again.