Farewell rituals

Something that we often forget is to close the paths that we cannot continue walking. They remain unfinished, abruptly cut perhaps by them, that they no longer want to see us or cannot. Nostalgia for what could have been and is not, drags us through years of sadness and longing. Sometimes a little "goodbye" ceremony allows us to cut off our fondness, and finally lets us move on.

In life everything is temporary and mortal, I think religious or not, we should find our own rites, signs that mark the direction of our life for the better. In times of extreme duality, it is easy to conclude that "holding on" and "staying" is just as important to you as "letting go".

When we do not have time to pronounce words or we are unable to do so, when hugs and kisses are already impossible, unless we throw them into the air, we need to find the "formula of farewell", which restores our serenity.

Flowers to the sea, paper boats with our emotions written on them, candles, climbing the last mountain we were on, staying in silence watching the sunrise, listening their love songs.

What is your goodbye ritual?