New *pardon the following metaphor
There are so many new things in my life lately and they have made me, especially the people I've been around lately. I have several new friends that make me laugh. Yet, I have discovered that new friends cause me to remember old ones. Because when I tell my new friends about myself, I find that I am forever impacted and shaped by those friends who have touched my life. Some have done this more than others, but I am convinced that our lives are like quilts. There are different people, different settings, different emotions, but they all seem to work together to form a cohesive pattern that makes us uniquely beautiful. Even the people I wish I could forget or had given less of myself to are a part of this quilt. I'm not one of those "Everything has a purpose" kind of people, but I guess I can see the changes that transpired because those people were in my life. It's hard to accept the painful parts, but they are a part of who I am. And I'm hoping that even if these little pieces still make me cry sometimes, they will be overcome by the new additions that make me smile. Right now, I'm feeling optimistic about that. And it's nice to be able to add that new emotion into my patchwork.