Yesterday I found out something that took another load of bricks off my back. It’s been a good feeling to get all this weight removed over the past few weeks, let me tell ya.

I discovered that my ex-girlfriend has now hooked up with someone else.

Is that a bad thing? Actually, no, and I can’t really explain why. I just see it as nothing but a good thing that she has found somebody.

I know I wasn’t even minimalistically involved in her life at all since she called me to tell me it was over, but for some reason it’s such a huge relief to see that she has moved on in what way she feels best to do so. Somehow this allows me to completely and fully do the same.

It’s weird, but when I heard the news, I felt every remote bad feeling from the relationship vanish. Even though things weren’t handled properly by both parties, I don’t look back on the relationship with a frown anymore — I can look back and say that even though I had no business moving up to Oregon, I learned something from the relationship, and the person I find companionship with in the future will benefit from a better me as a result.

So I hereby burn the book, saving whatever pages I need to reread to keep learning life lessons, put the ashes in an urn, blow it all up and walk away.

Congratulations to her finding someone else. I really mean it. No sarcasm. Hopefully her new relationship is better than it ever was with me.

As for me, I still have a ways to go before I can “see” anybody. Even though I’m completely over the ex now, I still have to get myself financially settled, spiritually rejuvenated, and wise up a little bit. It’ll happen — I can’t put a timestamp on it but it will happen.

The end.