C.H.A.N.G.E.

As we grow up we have to learn to adjust to change. Whether it is easy for some or harder for others, either way it is inevitable. Sayings like "time is going by too fast" start becoming apparent and real. You try to cherish the present more, but as much as you try, time is just not going to slow down. You have to stay on top of things, but for people like me that is difficult when sleep is so good and facing reality is your least favorite thing to do.

I think one of the reasons I don't like change is because of the impact it has had on my relationships with family and friends. (Two of the most important things in my life). It's scary to think that one moment someone can be a big part of your life and the next they can become "someone who use to be..."

As much as you try and hold on to the way things were, just as much as you wish time would slow down, things are different and it's better to accept that sooner rather than later. Just because you avoid something doesn't mean it is not happening.

Sometimes it's permanent. Sometimes it's not.

People grow apart. It sucks. It hurts. It's life.

Sometimes you just don't see someone as often as you wish so you feel a little defeated or discouraged on top of everything else that is already happening in your life.

Sometimes it takes time, a few or a lot of words to make it all better. Or not even a hug will do it.

One thing is for sure. "Some people come into our lives and quickly go. Some stay for a while, leave footprints in our hearts and we are never ever the same." Just because a friendship is no longer what it use to be doesn't mean it was never real, that it was meaningless, or that it's over. You just have to ask yourself whether or not it's worth fighting for. I like to think that once you're my friend, you're always my friend. In other words, no matter where life takes us, no matter how often I see you, how much we may piss each other off sometimes or you make me feel like second best, if you need me and I can help, I will.

This past year, change has kicked my butt, especially with figuring out which friendships are still real and which ones no longer are, but it has made me a stronger person and so I can't be too ungrateful for it. So this post is to change and the friendships it has blessed me with.


Picture Citations: Change Ahead. http://tasithoughts.com/2012/07/11/change-ahead/