Everything has an expiry date, whether we like it or not. When I was younger, when I sensed something was winding down, I fought against it and wished, “Please don’t let it end!”

But now I recognize that things end, whether or not for a reason. Maybe it is time for something new in my life. Maybe I have gotten everything from this as I could. Maybe I screwed up. Either way, I know I cannot hold onto it.

So now my wish goes like this, “If it has to end, please let it end well. That way even though I no longer have it anymore, I will still have happy Memories of it, and will always have the joy, beauty and learnings I got from it.”

You cannot change the past, but it’s amazing how our memories of the past are so vulnerable to the present and future.