Tomorrow will be one year since Frankie died (stay tuned to a special post I have coming tomorrow).
I had planned on closing Frankie’s Facebook and Twitter account tomorrow, but decided today was the right day to let it go. It feels right. Though Frankie’s Facebook page will still be there for 14 days, as I didn’t realize Facebook allows that time before completely deleting it.
Just as I let go of these two things that were so pivotal in my work with Frankie, a notice came from the hospice facility I volunteered with Frankie announcing a new volunteer coordinator has joined their team. I realized it was time to let that go as well. I emailed the coordinator letting her know she could remove me from her email database. I promised I’d contact her if I decided to do therapy dog work again someday.
It’s not always easy to let go. But I do believe when we let go of what seems difficult, we pave the way for new opportunities to find us. I’m also reminded that being what feels like in ‘limbo” is a place to sit and be with my heart… and listen for what is next.
As I finish writing this post, my dear artist friend Cassy asked if I saw what she shared on Facebook this morning (and her timing couldn’t have been more amazing). So I took a moment to look, and this is what she said: “Words can’t describe the feeling that comes after a masterpiece is complete & before a new body of work begins…”
Whether an artist, a writer, or no matter what it is you do…as with anything in life, we end and we begin again. Being open and trusting that what is next to unfold is what the journey is all about.