New Life

How easily we forget when we are going through death that there's always a rebirth at the other end, if we choose it. Whether it is the death of a marriage, a job, a friendship, or any other loss, we grieve (as we should) and get stuck there. We have witnessed in our lives the many instances that where death is, often times, the rebirth of victory is not too far away.

The death of something meaningful in our lives is sometimes brought about by circumstances beyond our control -- a lay off, a divorce that we didn't want, sickness, people just choosing to leave us, and other events that we would not have chosen. Nevertheless, it happens. At other times, we've chosen to leave a relationship, to terminate a business, to severe friendships. It may have been a very tough decision. Nevertheless, it happens.



At times, this is necessary, to give birth to something more meaningful, to make way for our own purpose, to allow growth for those concerned. We mourn and become paralyzed by the thought of what we've lost. We are unable to move to the next stage. A time for reassessment before choosing to move ahead is essential; to evaluate the goodness and be grateful, to learn the lessons, to celebrate what was.

From there, it is critical that we get ourselves up from the bed of regrets and grief, dust ourselves up, take that shower, and rejoin the world. For the world is waiting for us to take our place, a place where we start (maybe from scratch) renewing and rekindling. It will happen. The soul will once again breath its life into a newness, growth, and a new celebration.

It is easy to forget, but the cycle of nature, and Easter, reminds us that death is not a forever loss. It is moving to a new level of existence where we bring forth the lessons, the growth, the maturity we've acquired to create another significant and meaningful life -- in our relationships, our careers, our friendships, our art, our contributions to life.

Happy Resurrection. Welcome to a new life.