endings and new beginnings

I had a friend who used to say, "there are no endings, only new beginnings".
As 2009 draws to a close, I take some encouragement in this. I look back over the past year with some sense of achievement.
This time last year we were in Uruguay, planning to reach Ushuaia by the end of January, and then begin our journey north again to wherever we would sell our mobile home and end our mammoth journey.
We still saw some stunning sights, and we met more wonderful people.
At times it felt like we would never achieve these goals but, looking back now, it appears as if it flowed easily from one step to the next, our journey continuing seemingly with a life of its own.
Looking back is always easier than looking forward. I don't know why we humans find it so difficult to trust our forward momentum, when looking back proves repeatedly that life has a way of working itself out in spite of us.
Now I sit in limbo - but it is comfortable here. It is a place of stillness, where nothing seems to be happening.
Today feels like the end of a chapter - but this just means that tomorrow is the beginning of the next one.