death and rebirth

i recently read Derrick Jensen's "A Language Older than Words" and amongst other things he talks about the need for death before rebirth, be it spiritual, emotional or physical.  I've been hanging on to this a lot lately, as i strongly feel that while i am about to begin a new chapter of my life there is a part of me that is dying. i guess it's kind of an emotional death as my emotions have been working overdrive lately trying to hold on to the last vestiges of this old life.  i've been in a lot of pain over this, but i am somewhat comforted by the fact that this death is necessary so that i can move on in my life and face a kind of rebirth when i move abroad to join the peace corps.  i am also challenged with the uncertainty of what moving to south america will be like and working in part of such a structured organization...