Beginnings and endings
… they occur all the time.  All of life is cyclical.  You sometimes
mourn endings and celebrate beginnings.  At other times you do the
opposite.  All is part of the ongoing flow of life.  Your very
existence as a human is cyclical.  Why should one end of that cycle be any
different than another?  Even calling part of that cycle an end is an
illusion.  What if you were to call it a change period?  You call it
an end, and this gives endings a lower connotation.  Life is ongoing,
indeed.  You are ongoing.  New beginnings bring fresh
experiences.  Endings bring reflection.  Celebrate all aspects of
life, for death is every bit a part of it.