Friday September 23, 2016
Today was the day to depart from Iona. Everyone was very emotional. There were a lot of good byes for newly formed friendships. The staff and volunteers were both saying goodbye and beginning preparations for the next group to arrive.
As I had been meeting new people and saying goodbye to them for weeks now I was caught a bit off guard by the difficulty some fold were having in saying goodbye.
As we boarded the ferry we looked back to the shore and there the staff and volunteers at the Abbey had lined up and were waving and dancing and bidding us all farewell in action.
It was beautiful.
It got me wondering, how do we say goodbye? All the little moments and big ones. To family and friends as they leave for a little while or to those we won't see again for months. To those we've known for a short time, and those we've known forever. How do we let the people in our lives know they're important to us and we've valued our time together? What is in our farewell?
How do we say goodbye?
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