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Anybody ever have a hard time dealing with the end of a really positive experience, even when you knew the end was coming? Fortunately, I deal with this sort of thing a lot better than I used to, but it still weighs on my mind.
I just completed a two-month theater class that I really enjoyed, as did everyone else. I think, given the chance, virtually everyone involved would do it again in a heartbeat but the instructor clearly stated she doesn't have time. There may be a one-shot class offered next month, but it may not be convenient for me and wouldn't be quite the same.
For me, experiences like this are somewhat rare. I'm always on the lookout for new things to try, but it's rare when I find something that's both fun and challenging where I make a great connection with people. So now that it's over, there's no telling when the next big thing might be and that's hard sometimes to accept.
You know...maybe it would be enjoyable to journal your thoughts and remembrances of things you really enjoy, and then at some point in the future, you can go back and 'relive' the class.
Also, can you meet up with some of the folks that were in the class, and go out for happy hour or coffee or something?
In my experience of 71 years, life is full of disappointments; some small and some very large. What's important is how you confront and deal with them. You either collapse or you drive-on and get on with your life. Recently my marriage of a bit over 20 years came to an end with the death of my wife. It's rough and depressing but my life is far from over so there's hope for the future. Would that it were as comparatively minimal as the end of a two month class. In the overall scheme of things that's a mere hiccup. You have much to look forward to. Get on with it!
I take it you're kind of young. When a positive experience ends there will usually be something that comes along to top it. When my trip with my two best friends to Ireland came to an end, I was a little sad, but we're already talking about our next adventure. Keep moving forward. Change is the nature of life.
Cherish and grab those good experiences and don't dwell on the less good ones. I've been living a long time and can think of so many wonderful experiences but so much passes and that's life.
If it's too good to be true, that typically means it was created for you. You manifested that experience through your thoughts or somewhere deep inside that needed a "fun" experience. So the universe, in effect, gave you what you may have unknowingly asked for. You can continually create those experiences and even better ones by making your intention clear that you would like more of these. You can vocally declare that you have those fun experiences all the time or write that goal on paper or make a dream board or a Pinterest or just anywhere where the desire is clearly stated. And it will happen again.
There are just times in your life when everything is just perfect and you don't want it to end. If it doesn't end, then nothing else can come along and take it's place that may even be better
I appreciate all the insight. The fact is, I had indeed been hoping for something enjoyable to come into my life, but it was a very long time before I managed to find this. So while it's absolutely possible the next big thing is out there, it could be a while before I find it.
Generally, I move on from life's changes pretty easily. However, in this particular case there was a lot of potential for it to continue and I know I wasn't the only one who felt that way. The instructor ran the class as though we would all be working together for a long time and gave us a lot of helpful ideas to use going forward -- and then it ended and now we won't have the chance to truly apply what we learned.
But I suppose you never know what's around the corner. I just need to keep my eyes open.
I've been having these thoughts from time to time in regards to some of the activities I do. While some would suggest better things coming along to top them, I just don't see that to be the case. Sometimes you hit the pinnacle of life and then it's all mundane and humdrum from there.
But after experimenting with limiting the activities I like to travel out to when I'm able to do them, I've found that simply occupying yourself with long work hours, or hard work outs will make you too tired to really be saddened by the loss of those particular things anymore.
I mean now, taking a long, interrupted nap after a gym session, followed by a 14-16 hour shift, is enough satisfaction to calm my nerves.
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