We have all had to do it at some point in our lives. We have all had to say goodbye. There are so many reasons why you would have to say goodbye to friends, family, or valued customers. I recently had to say goodbye to a longtime job that I may not go back to as well as friends and family as I head back to school for the fall semester. Sometimes it's easy sometimes you feel like you are going to fall apart.
Saying goodbye to my customers at my job was honestly one of the coolest things. I have worked in a family owned Italian restaurant for almost four years now, I know my regular's orders and how they like their water or bread, like the back of my hand. You don't realize the impact you have until you have to go. I had a few of my customers come into the dining room specifically to say goodbye to me. That was not necessarily an easy goodbye, because I truly love my regulars, but it was a happier goodbye. It was surreal.
Friends and family is a different story. I am only going back to school, but it is about three or four months away from home. Yes, I can go visit easily enough, but if you are like me it is still fairly painful to say goodbye repeatedly. I sometimes feel a little foolish getting teary eyed at a goodbye for a short time, but it is legitimate. I love the people I am leaving behind and I absolutely do not want to leave them. If you have ever felt silly or illegitimate being a puddle when you have to say your own farewells, don't. You are not alone I am right there with you.
There are different forms of goodbye for different things, saying goodbye to a job is very different than saying good bye to loved ones. They may be hard, especially if you must repeatedly leave those you love behind or if they are leaving you behind, but it just shows how well you are loved and are able to love. So say goodbye, or see you later, but know you will see them soon enough and you are not alone.
