Transitions. The most difficult one for most people is surviving junior high school. The kids are mean and judgmental. Your body becomes hormonal and changes beyond recognition. You are emotional and trying to navigate a new relationship with your parents. You have to cope with going from class to class and it is confusing. There is a lot of pressure to be popular. Junior high was a nightmare and it seemed to last forever.

The truth is it was just a few short years and a lot of growth occurred. At the end of that tunnel, out came an adult who was much more independent and was capable of driving, dating and going to high school. The discomfort was temporary.

Now, as I am undergoing great relationship discomfort, I have to remind myself that it won’t be as bad as high school. At the end of this tunnel, I will come out wiser, and more emotionally rich. I will be in a happier place as a result of the change I am now undertaking. I will be ready for a new great chapter of my life.

This too shall pass.