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What does it mean?
The journey loops back to the person you started with. True connection endures over distance and time.
In plain terms
Wherever you go, you come back to the ones you love.
What can you take from it?
Connections outlast distance.

Where it applies

  • goodbye
  • military service
  • career move

Putting it to work

  • keep in touch
  • plan return
  • honor bonds

Questions to consider

  • What brings you back?
  • Who waits for you?

Another view

People change while apart, making return less true.

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