Soulful Shifts: The Dance Between Endings and Beginnings

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Note: For privacy and confidentiality reasons, the names of individuals mentioned in this article have been changed.

In the journey of life, any type of ending marks a beginning. But how would one transition in the interim?

We are being shifted as flour would be put through a sifter. Right before the introduction of new elements will be poured in, leading to the birth of a glorious cake. Yet, before that beautiful beginning, there is a breaking of eggs, canola seed processing for their oil, sugar to be extracted, cows to be milked, and heavy cream to be skimmed and so forth.

Even in the process of baking a cake, there are crucial endings that pave the way for the rise of the right ingredients.

Most people see the end and believe it’s THE end, when in fact, it’s another beginning. Each transition mirrors the cyclical nature of life, a prelude to fresh beginnings.

*Helen smiled brightly as I sensed a particular part of her soul was in turmoil. My student had unconsciously allowed herself to be infiltrated by my latest case. A case that would make the movie, The…