DEAR ERIC: I cried when I heard that Amy Dickinson was leaving her advice column. At my age, that old heart is just so broken.
Another ending is upon me and I don’t know what to do with my feelings. Amy’s column has helped me through so many sad, horrible and confusing times.
She really helped, not in a professional way, but in a friendly, neighborly way.
How can I ease the deep sadness I feel at the loss of yet another wise voice? How can I survive in this increasingly cruel, ageist, heterosexist, and just plain mean world?
– No more endings
DEAR ENDINGS: I’m a long-time fan of Amy, just like you. We had a relationship with her that I wouldn’t want to replace. I couldn’t. But that relationship isn’t going away.
Many of the questions in this column revolve around issues with change. It’s human nature and it can be hard. It can feel like we’re being left behind. If we don’t want change, it can feel like the world is full of endings.
I’ve learned that while I can’t stop change, I can adjust my relationship with it so that I can be in the flow of change. I can also see endings as new beginnings, as invitations to dream possibilities, and as a chance to remember what was and what always will be. I wish the same for you.
(Please send questions to R. Eric Thomas at [email protected] or PO Box 22474, Philadelphia, PA 19110. Follow him on Instagram and sign up for his weekly newsletter at rricthomas.com.)
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