the best kind of sadness...

everyone knows what it's like to lose someone permanately from their life: it sucks. No ifs, ands, or buts about it.
  But what happens when you lose someone from your life for happy reasons? People moving away across the country, clear across. Friends, family, it hurts.
  A few years ago, my youngest brother moved to Tennessee. Not too far. But far enough. A few high school friends and coworkers have made their way out west. Friends in the service have been all over the place.  Now my brother who's practically my twin is forging his way west, sans cell or communication. And a good friend is headed to Washington.
  So what do we do in these circumstances, the rest of us? We are happy for them. We hope for the best, and lots of fun and sunny, warm weather.
  The hardest part though, is not being able to see them everyday, a phone call away. That's the hard part. It's the part you can't change or do anything about. It's the part you need to learn to be happy and okay with. Because it's a good kind of happy. The BEST kind of sadness.
  So just remember to hug those you care about. Remember to call them and check on their day. Because these days MATTER. The days when you can do it, reach out through a physical space and make sure they know how much you love them. After that, KEEP making sure they know. People make footsteps in your heart...make sure they know it.