"Sweet is the memory of distant friends. Like the mellow rays of the departing sun, it falls tenderly, yet sadly, on the heart." - Washington IrvingWhy is it that the older we seem to get the more and more we miss friendships from days long past?
You know the ones…
The friendships where you felt 100 percent happiness being in their presence.
Where you felt as if you could be your true self—goofy, silly, honest, and real.
Where you would get lost in conversations, imagination, and being fully present in the moment.
Where you went on adventures, told them your secrets, and laughed until your bellies hurt.
They knew you, and you knew them, and it just… clicked.
You swore you would be BFF’s forever, maybe even got one of those adorable half-heart necklaces, but somehow along the journey your paths drifted.
You wonder what happened; but you know what happened. Life happened. They went one way, you went another.
Leaving a sadness in your heart, you may or may not have been aware of at the time, because life simply went on.
You met other friends, classmates, co-workers, acquaintances, and as you began to juggle all things life, career, and family the years passed by.
Until one day, a photo of them pops in your social feed and the floodgates open up as you reminisce on the memories of a simpler time.
Remembering how important that person was to you.
How their friendship helped shape who you are today.
How you truly were 100 percent yourself around them before life experiences dimmed your essence.
You think about how much you miss that person in your life.
About how you wish you hadn’t let the bond of friendship drift as your heart literally hurts.
You think about reaching out to say hi. To tell them how important they were in your life. How grateful you are for the friendship you shared.
That you miss it.
That you miss them.
But you fear it would be weird.
Justifying to yourself:
They are too busy.
They have their own life.
It has been “too long.”
And as your mind talks your heart out of reaching out, you breathe a heavy sigh and keep scrolling.
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We have all had these friendships.
And maybe not just one.
At various stages in our lives we have those special friendships that go that ‘next level.’
Whether it was your childhood friends, high school friends, college friends…
There is something about the bond of growing through a time of transition with someone that creates an unshakable foundation.
And it is not until you find yourself lost in the throes of adulting, longing for connection, that true-authentic-next-level connection that you reminisce and reflect on how special those bonds truly were. ... read more
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