Life is flying by

[jepkemboi]

Many times I'm not content with my life in the present moment. I'm looking ahead to the future with my dreams and aspirations spinning through my head. I feel stagnant and stuck like I'm going no where. But then there are circumstances that wake me up and I realize that life is actually speeding by without me noticing. I talked to an old friend tonight and I realized how quickly we had grown apart. He was standing right next to me but he seemed so distant. I know so little about his life now, and he knows even less about mine. Did we mean for this to happen? Ofcourse not. But time marches on and we get swept away by daily tasks and before we know it a friendship has settled into a memory in the back of our minds. People come and go, moving in and out of our lives so quickly. It's bittersweet because we get to meet new amazing people that light up our lives, but we lose touch with those dear friends who used to stand by our sides. As one wise friend of mine stated last evening...the only thing that's inevitable is change. And another chimed in that without change, there can be no growth. I can't be molded into the person I'm supposed to be unless I grow and change, and new people need to come into my life to help that process along. Unfortunately, that also means letting go of others so they can change and grow as well. I may not like this very much, but its like vegetables...they're not the tastiest things in the world but they're good for you.

(when i start using vegetable analogies i know i need to sleep...)