Necessary Endings
Stoic Reflection on the courage to close chapters that no longer serve your growth.
"Nothing, to my way of thinking, is a better proof of a well-ordered mind than a man's ability to stop just where he is and pass some time in his own company." — Seneca
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The job that pays well but drains your soul.
The friendship that's become one-sided and exhausting.
The habit that once served you but now holds you back.
The relationship that's been over in spirit for months.
The dream that's turned into a prison.
We all have them.
These chapters in our lives that should have ended already.
That we know, deep down, aren't serving us anymore.
But we keep reading anyway.
Because endings are hard.
Even necessary ones.
Even when staying hurts more than leaving would.
We tell ourselves we're being loyal, patient, or responsible.
But often, we're just being afraid.