The cycle of life and death is something that effects us all but some would rather not include the word "cycle".  It is easy to become Attached to who we are, what we have and where we think we are and this can cause some interesting Detours on our Journey.  From one moment to the next we are not the person we were before, we are the latest version of ourselves and that is a continuous process.  Once we can accept that everything is constantly changing we might be able to let go of some of our fears of change.  With willingness, acceptance and surrender we can take our next step(s) into the unknown without the need to feel comfortable.  The same goes for everything around us, the people we love and the things we enjoy, they are all going to change.  Hopefully that doesn't sound too gloomy, its not bad news, its just reality and we just need to know that as change occurs, there are Beginnings and Endings, there will always be processes and work to do for the Universe and we don't need to know too much about what is coming and going.

This isn't going to sit will with our Ego's at all, it wants things, it wants them when it wants them and it wants them for as long as it wants them.  This of course also goes for things that it doesn't want.  A good example is during the Practice of Meditation when things just hurt.  I'm sure someone once said that "..if it doesn't hurt, you are not doing it right..." but that sounds a little harsh.  The fact is, stuff can disturb the process, it could be an itch, it could be an ache, it could be a sound, the list goes on.  One interesting thing that accepting Impermanence should help with is the knowledge that whatever it is that is disturbing you, it will either fade away or become unimportant, it will no longer disturb you once your Ego knows that it isn't going to win that minor battle.

Does this mean that we should be sad about Endings, no we should not.  The magic still exists and as something Ends, something else Begins.