17 November 2024, @mariannewest's Freewrite Writing Prompt Day 2559: the end of the contract

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The End of the Contract

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The contract's expiration is frequently a bittersweet occasion, the result of anticipation, hard work, and occasionally even annoyance. It's the last page of a chapter that you once opened with curiosity, eagerness, or even doubt. You consider the trip: did you achieve your goals? Were you only caught up in the dance of commitments, waiting for the clock to run out, or did the terms work well for you?

Some people feel liberated after the contract expires. It's the flexibility to leave a restrictive structure, the opportunity to try something different, or the eagerly anticipated break from demanding obligations. For some, the uncertainty is the most painful thing. And what comes next? Does this chapter leave a sour taste of regrets and unmet promises, or was it worth it?

Written signatures are not the only thing involved. Contracts are about promises, whether they are professional, personal, or unwritten. They're all about saying, "Yes, I'll show up, I'll do this," But over time, the nature of that commitment evolves. Was it only another box to tick, or did you actually care about it?

The agreements we make consciously rather than with ink are arguably the most significant. commitments we make to our dreams, loved ones, and ourselves. And the impact can be equally, if not more, profound when those contracts expire, whether through choice or fate.

At the end of a contract, it's important to take stock rather than just close a deal. It's about improving tactics and learning lessons. It's the gap between what was and what might be, the time before the next commitment. Furthermore, although endings may seem limited, they are actually disguised beginnings. We choose what to do next in the ensuing blank space.

We are left with what we gave and what we received when the final pen lift occurs and the transaction is completed. Were we better off when we left? Or does the contract's expiration mark the beginning of a reckoning?

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