Friends. What are friends? Do we need friends? Who are your friends? Who are they really and what makes them your friends?
I have been asking myself these questions lately, as I am transforming my life from one stage to the other, making drastic changes to myself, my habits, my job and the overall use of my time.
My priorities have changed and so has my general outlook on life. A lot of people in my close family have died, as well as many of my friends and neighbors. Life is shorter than you think it is, than you hope it will be. it is because of this that I have begun to reevaluate my friendships over the years. I have come to the conclusion that many of them are are a friendship in name only, and superficial at best.
I have closed a few long term friendships over the years, as well as left a few social circles that don not fit my life any more. I found that I had to stop doing nothing about the relationships that bring me nothing, and continue on autopilot for the benefit of neither party. Sometimes it is time to close the door and thank for what once was.
As to the real friendships that I have in my life and want to keep for the remainder of my lifetime, I do try and give them my all. I have made new friends over the past years that are real and give me actual benefit and energy. I am thankful for all my true friends, all nine of them.
