Lost Friends

In life we gain and lose friends. But it's important to realize that just because you lose some of them, it doesn't mean that they were never our friends at one point. People change and grow. Some people grow with us; some without us. It's unfortunate sometimes. Other times, it's liberating to release yourself from the burdens of a dying or dead friendship. No matter how much you want something, sometimes it doesn't work out that way. That's life. It's neither bleak or beautiful if you strip away the emotions that define or trap us. I'm not suggesting that we approach life in an emotionally disconnected way. I've recently realized the importance of emotional awareness and just feeling anything. But sometimes emotions can cloud and confuse us. It's meant to guide and help us. When it has the opposite effect, I find that there's value to not getting caught in the cobwebs of our emotions. It is what it is. Once you see it for what it is, things become clearer. Be sad. Be happy. Feel. Don't ignore it. Don't deny it. Don't fight it. After all, it is what it is. In life, we gain things and lose things. That is the order of the universe. No matter how much you wish things are different, things are the way they are. The sooner you realize that, the sooner you can move forward and learn the value of living in the moment.