It's so sad when friendships die out because of the miles between them. I love the friends I have, who I know no matter what, we are able to pick up right where we left off as if a day hasn't passed.
Living out of state, only a few hours from friends and family, has really tested the relationships with the people in my life. Those who wanted to remain in my life, have, and those who didn't care to, have slowly drifted away over the 4.5 years I have lived here.
I know I am guilty of letting some of my friendships fall by the wayside and one of my new year's resolutions is to strengthen my friendships. After a few failed attempts to contact my old "close" friends, I have started to feel a little discouraged.
My mama says as we get older....people change...interests change...priorities change...lives change...therefore friendships change. She always told me growing up that it is better to have a few close (true) friends than to have multiple friends with whom there really isn't true bond with.
That is so true. After my divorce, I definitely learned who my real friends were. That life-changing event really affected me and the relationships I had with the people in my life.
It is interesting that my long time friend, A.L., whom I haven't seen since high school and now lives in Australia, and I talk more often than I do with some of my childhood best friends.
I am saddened by this. I am not angry. Simply disappointed. But, that is life. People come and go, in and out of our lives for different reasons. I just pray that God has a plan for all those reasons.
No comments:
Post a Comment