Relationships, like bridges, connect us from one place to another. Each person we meet, love, or walk alongside serves as a passage to something new, an experience, a lesson, or even a different version of ourselves. Some bridges are short, leading us across a brief moment in time. Others stretch long and winding, carrying us through years of growth and change. And then, there are the rare ones, those that seem to go on forever, unwavering and strong. Each relationship creates memories that change us and bring us to a new direction.
No bridge is without purpose. Even when a connection ends, it is still a part of our journey, leading us to where we need to go. Some relationships teach us patience; others teach us resilience. Some show us love in its purest form, while others reveal our own strength in walking away. No matter what bridge you are traveling, there are lessons to be learned and accountability to be taken. When it’s time to get off the bridge, don’t look back. Look ahead in a new direction with gratitude, as a new adventure is about to begin. You see, there are no failed relationships, the bridge takes you where you need to go and there is a new path waiting for you to follow……
It’s easy to look back and see endings as losses, to view broken bridges as mistakes and failures. But what if we saw them instead as necessary crossings? What if, instead of grieving relationships that didn’t last, we celebrated them for the paths they opened? Every bridge, whether short or long, has shaped the road ahead.
So, as we move forward, let’s embrace the idea that love, in all its forms, is a journey, not a destination. There is no final stop, because we are a work in progress, under construction and continuously becoming who we are meant to be. There truly are no failed relationships, only bridges leading us to the next chapter of our story.
And if you are lucky enough to finally be on your forever bridge, you have learned to hold on tight to one another when the bridge gets bumpy, and weather the storm no matter how challenging life gets. There is no wrong or right when it comes to love & relationships, just different journeys to travel and the divine bridges created to get us there.
