Close
That’s the prompt. I usually don’t read Lisa-Jo’s post before I write mine just so I won’t be influenced by greatness. 😉
But, not sure of the usage I thought I’d read a line or two to see if I could figure it out. She used it in the meaning of proximity. I was actually thinking of the meaning “to shut or end”.
So, onward and upward… I recently closed one season of my life and opened a new season. It happened as quickly and surely as it happens when one reaches the end of a book. The last line is read and “The End” pops up and voila, you’re done. Book closed.
The season where I was employed, working full time, in a place of authority and responsibility closed abruptly when I made the decision to retire. Most of the people contributing here are still in the babes in diapers season of their lives. And, that’s ok. But I’m past that except as a grandmother.
Retirement involved a lot of closing. Closing my desk, my office, my email account, and my professional address with professional organizations among other things.
Now, some of that may seem like a sad or glad experience depending on perspective. But, what I’ve found is that when one season closes another opens. We all know this but to experience it, say, like an empty nest when the last birdie flies, there’s a tangibly felt door closing on our faces.
I have found that close is a good thing. A completion. A finish. An end.
And a beginning!
…being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus. Philippians 1:6
I’m adding my 5 minutes to all those who write for the same 5 minutes at Lisa-Jo Baker’s.