Growing up, my best friend in the whole world was actually the daughter of my mother's best friend. We shared so many things together and no matter what, she was always there for me.
Then life happened.....I got married and had a baby....she got married and had a baby....and we drifted apart. A few other things transpired....nothing that I want to mention, but it ended with her going her way, and me going my way.
For years, I wondered how she was, if she was happy and what her life was like now. I searched the wonderful internet in an attempt to find her, but to no avail....until yesterday!
Once I found her, it was with immense amounts of fear that I sent her a text....only to be surprised, that she is open to repairing our friendship.
I think about life and our ups and downs. How we grow away from some friends, and then others are always there. Letting go of people hurts us sometimes, but it is for a reason that we aren't a part of their lives for a time. I'm not saying that my friend and I will pick up where we left off, but then again, we may. Realizing that you can't judge a person because you don't know what they have been through is very important. Just like someone not judging you because they don't know your entire story. Life is difficult, so when you take a step back, look at those you lost for whatever reason (meaning the ones that haven't hurt you) and trying to build those bridges again can be a blessing in your life. Take a new perspective on life and try and empathize with those around you. You don't have to understand their decisions, and their choices, but being a true friend is about learning to disagree and accepting those little things you can't stand about the other person. You will never see eye to eye on things, but if you try and understand their point of view, you may realize that your thinking is sometimes not always right!
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