Friend Zone

Let's define a friend.  According to Merriam-Webster online dictionary, a friend is one attached to another by affection or esteem.  I think we have friends in our lives in order to help us get through the good and the bad and they also help us feel loved and accepted. 

We need the following friends in our lives: A childhood friend to help you remember the past;  An honest friend so you can always hear the truth even though you don't want to hear it; ,An adventurous friend to take you to new places; A business friend to help you with work related issues; An unlikely friend share experiences different from your usual escapades

Friends are here to make your life better and to encourage you to be your best but you still get to decide what you want to share with your friends.  You can keep private things to yourself and just because a friend asks, doesn't mean you have to oblige.  Do not blame your friends for your poor decisions if you keep things from them.  Enjoy your friends and live your life the way you want!

Silent Whispers

A friend came to me the other day to tell me people were talking about me when I wasn't around.  Most of the things that were repeated to me were exaggerations or just plain lies.

I wonder why someone would feel compelled to thrust me into the forefront of their conversation.  It is not like I have performed some amazing feat or frankly, been lurking around much lately.  I guess the times call for a re-airing of events from the past and with any past, things get dug up when you sift through the dirt.

It's not the talking behind my back that rubs me the wrong way, it is how I have been approached by total strangers telling me that they have heard about me, like a cat with a mouthful of canary.  

I look back and I know I haven't always made the right choices.  I don't think anyone can say that they have, but I am in a very different place now and I know I have to let some things go.  I will just continue to write what I please and let the silent whispers fade into the background.

Render Anew

Well, it is officially spring now but days have been growing colder and more dismal.

 I can see the flowers budding and trying to break free of the bonds of winter's chill.  It won't be long before their floral brilliance explodes upon this world like paints to a canvas.  Spring renders everything anew and brings forth a rebirth of life.

 I will soon spend time planting a garden and bringing forth a new harvest of something once loved and forgotten.  Spring may be new today but soon it will be but a distant memory.

Frozen Teardrops

I watched the snowflakes fall gracefully in a swirling dance around me. Pint-sized frigid gymnasts tumbling across my lashes.  Each so precious and fragile and knowing that each will only to last for a moment before melting.  I open my arms and spin to the beat of the falling snow as I marvel at the miracle. This world is a frozen wonderland, sparkling with unexpected life and these surprising memories will always warm my heart.

 

Changing

Someone told me that my blog is all about change...but I never do.  I do not think this was a compliment.  I believe it was meant to say that I was still making bad choices.

 I guess in some ways they are right.  I do talk a lot about the things I want to change or how I am changing but I guess when it comes down to it, we seldom really change.  I am the same person who has gone through the same experiences and as much as I would like to change those things, I can't.

 I react to things in the same way as I always do. I do try to make better decision and be a better person.  It is hard to be a completely different person so I believe that it might look like I am not changing but I believe I am and I think that really counts.  I am sorry you don't agree with all my choices and you think I haven't learned from my many mistakes but I have.  I am just not changing on a grand scale but by baby steps.  I still have time...