While the reasons aren’t the same, 2020 led almost everyone I know through a transformation.
Lots of stretching, bending, and growing.
Lots of letting go.
I overheard a woman say “I have some relationships that didn’t survive 2020.”
OH MAN, I could relate.
I’ve lived in the same city almost all of my life.
I know a lot of people.
I’ve had some incredible relationships over the past 40+ years.
I still keep in touch with my best friend from the 3rd grade.
But 2020 did something to me.
As a result, I spent lots of time reading, studying, asking questions, searching for answers, and digging deeper than I ever have before.
I spent lots of time thinking about how I see myself, and how God sees me.
I spent lots of time thinking about other people, and the world around me.
I spent lots of time wondering why I’ve wasted so much energy worrying about what other people think about me.
I spent lots of time deciding how I want to think about other people, and how I want to think about myself.
2020 changed me.
I went in like a caterpillar.
I came out like a butterfly.
Caterpillars and butterflies are both beautiful, they both have an important purpose on this earth, and they were both designed by The Master Creator.
But they are also very different.
Caterpillars and butterflies can be a lot like our relationships.
What if one person in the relationship has dramatically changed?
What if there is no more growth in a relationship?
What if a relationship has run its course?
What if you could have fierce love for someone AND decide your relationship is complete?
I like the word complete because it feels kind.
It feels like learning exactly what needed to be learned.
It feels like courage and respect.
It feels like love.
Did you know it’s possible to love someone and allow your relationship with them to feel complete?
Do you have a relationship you want to complete?
I can show you how.
photo via unsplash by Ryan Moreno
