…comes from some other beginning’s end. Semisonic said it best in 1998.

New beginnings are exciting. I like change. In fact, I thrive on it.

New beginnings are also a little scary. It means that something else has ended. That part can be a little bit sad.

Even if it’s a temporary end – a pause if you will – it’s still the end of that moment as you knew it. If and when you return, it will be again be a new beginning.

There’s something beautiful in starting over. Full of unknown possibilities about what the future holds. There’s also some grief for what you’ve left behind.

But I, for one, choose to hold on to the hope of new opportunities. New experiences. A new version of myself.

There’s growth in that change.