I hope you all don't mind me sharing my thoughts with you, as I enjoy doing it and particularly hearing your feedback and the conversation it evokes. And if you do mind – then don't read it. The beauty of the Internet ;)
It's been a very fast month, but I've learned a quite a few surprising things.
First and foremost, people are going to disappoint you. No matter how hard they try not to, or how much they promise they won't – they do. I don't mean to sound negative, but it's very true. Now, the positive spin on this is how you deal with the disappointment. If you let it effect you – it will. But if you remind yourself that the person/people that disappoint you are, in fact, teaching you what may be a very valuable lesson, it doesn't hurt quite so bad or at least for not quite so long.
Second of all, your childhood friends can fix any and every problem. I know I've touched on this before – but I was reminded when I went home. Spending a weekend with people who knew you so, so well for so long reminds you how much you need to have people like in your life. Those people that know you, the real you, the you that were for so many years, no matter how much you've changed. I can't tell you how amazing it is to be reunited with my girlfriends from home that I haven't been great at keeping in touch with – but I still didn't have to catch them up on my life. They just know me. It's a phenomenal thing.
Thirdly, you have to be able to let go. All of this talk of clarity lately, and "what do I have to lose" has brought on some interesting changes in my life and the people close to me. It makes me so happy to see my friends growing and changing, but it makes me sad that my little family here in Orlando is slowly but surely falling apart. It's not in a bad way, but in the way that we're all moving and making plans for the future. I keep reminding myself that as long as we're all making changes for the positive, all I can do is smile and be proud of the people around me.
And lastly, time is priceless. We are all so busy with so many things. Some of us with work, some of us with school, some of us with taking care of our families and loved ones. At the end of every day, we sit and wonder where the hell the day went. It's a scary feeling. Think about your day today. How much time was spent doing things you love doing versus doing things you have to do? Time is a precious commodity that you don't get back no matter what. So if there is any way that you can find a way to spend that time doing something you want to do, or making that something you have to do something you want to do, do it. Many of you that know me well have heard me say, "It's just money; you can't take it with you when you die." The same goes for time. It's your time to do with what you want – so you may as well enjoy it. Go do something fun. Go visit friends from out of town that you just haven't had time to visit. Call that girlfriend you've been meaning to catch up with but just haven't had the time to. Send that email you keep meaning to write to that old friend of yours. We only get one shot at this whole life thing – we might as well have fun :)
Love you all….
xoxo
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