What I learned this summer...
I had one crazy summer. And when I say crazy, I mean in regards to relationships, emotions, experiences - the whole nine yards. I feel the need to share this insight - even if its just a means for me to get all my thoughts out.
So here goes...
Rule number one: People come and go. In life, things change. It's part of human nature, I believe. And in that change (and because of that change) people that we encounter via relationships have the ability to, and do, come and go in our lives. Some people we know on a formal level for a very long time. Some people we know at a very very deep level, and they're gone from our lives like that. It's something that we need to learn to accept and deal with. I found this very hard to begin to take on as not only a concept, but a reality. To this day I mull over the idea. So sometimes in our lives, relationships are going to do things that seem out of the norm, but they really aren't. Because there is no "norm". Either that or the norm is very vague and all-encompassing. Relationships can do crazy and twisted things, and we really have no choice but to keep up with them.
Consequently, since relationship prove to be unpredictable and very erratic by nature, I feel the mose healthy response to this to be...
Rule number two: When you're lucky enough to encounter someone in your life that means something to you, let them know exactly how you feel. It is such an amazing blessing to come across someone that you connect with. It's a very rare occurrence that you truly discover a relationship that means that much. Some relationships are deep and last a lifetime. Those are to be treasured over all riches. When you do find someone you care about - in any capacity - tell them that. Tell them that they mean something to you and that the relationship has effected your life. You never know what can happen tomorrow. They may be gone from your life before you know it and you'd never get a chance to let them you they meant something to you.
These two ideas are connected, but are unique and separate. I encourage people to meditate over this and see how it can play a role in your life, because I found these ideas to be quite true.
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