What does an exit truly mean to us? Do we ever truly leave if our memories, emotions, and universal energy continue to be connected forever?

Some of our friends are moving away from Brisbane and onto a new phase in their lives for various reasons. It's an interesting time for me because I feel both love and sadness for them as they leave. However, it's even more significant because it's a period of transition for my children and probably one of the first somewhat separations from a significant member of our lives. Being immigrants and not having many family figures involved in our day-to-day lives, we have consciously looked to frame our friendships into familial relationships - aunts and uncles, etc.

It's the perception of how we see the intertwining of our lives with those of our closest friends and family, who come and go, that truly dictates what we really feel about the world around us and the contributing factors in our day-to-day lives. If we choose to develop and build on deep-rooted, strong relationships with each other that are foundationally constructed on connection and the development of each other's worlds, then do we ever truly exit each other's lives?

When we choose to cultivate meaningful connections and actively participate in the growth and understanding of one another, the idea of an "exit" becomes blurred, as our influence and impact continue to resonate long after physical presence is gone.

Thanks,

Dean