Tonight I spent some precious time with a dear old friend. It's one of those friendships where you can go for months without speaking or seeing each other and the minute you finally get together, you fall back into the routine and you forget about all the months that you spent apart.
"The most beautiful discovery true friends make is that they can grow separately without growing apart."
- Elisabeth Foley
I love this quote. At first, I was hesitant if I actually believed this. If you are true friends, wouldn't you stay close forever? I have learned that proximity is a very powerful force in friendships. You are close to those you spend time with and see often. This is not always a bad thing. It simply means that you are invested where you are. It's a valuable thing to be fully present where you are placed in the moment. It's hard to be close to those at home and close to those at school.
I don't really know where I was headed with this post, but I guess what I want to communicate is that I am thankful. I am reminded that there really are irreplaceable friendships in this world. I was blessed and reminded tonight of one of them. There really are people who love you for being you. Some friendships will be unlike any others ever experienced. They go deeper than asking about your day or how you are doing or what you will be doing this summer. Hold on to those. Don't take them for granted. They will be the relationships that you will reminisce about to your kids one day.
Secondly, be invested where you are. Old relationships will not be lost. They will just be deferred for a time. True friendship picks up where it left off. Don't lament that things have changed because that degrades what was and currently is. Everything is made beautiful in it's time and friendships are no different. Appreciate a friendship for what it was and rejoice in what it still currently is. This allows you to hold friendships with an open hand.
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