Hello and Goodbye

“Every goodbye makes the next hello closer.” - Unknown

Greetings between people are the greatest way to establish connection. Whether it be hello or goodbye, it acknowledges the other person will be or was a part of a personal connection. It is two or more people establishing a bond at some level.

Hello says you are ready to connect and will provide your undivided attention to the other person. This connection then occurs with both our eyes and verbally an exchange begins.

The hello in our connection can uplift another person beyond what you might expect. As humans, we all have a need to be acknowledged. It provides us with belief of our existence and that we matter. Even when you connect for the four-hundredth time, it is like saying hello for this first time all over again.

A rush of remembrance comes flooding in and the connection is reborn.

And when you complete the conversation, a goodbye signals an end to this connection but another will take place again. It creates an anticipation with each other. I have a friend whose father never said goodbye on phone. When he finished what he had to say, he simply hung up. This left the other person hanging there wondering, "was it something I said?"

When my friends father passed away, so many chances to say goodbye were lost. It leaves us without completion. This is why goodbye becomes so important to be said. The chance to say hello again may never come.

So say hello, say goodbye and let people know you will connect again and again. Never let the moment pass.

Stay inspired my friends!