Last night I had a conversation with one of my good friends concerning how much things have stayed the same & yet how much they have changed since a year ago. An old email that I had saved from March 30, 2005 prompted our discussion.
A year ago we were both in frustrating and bad places in our lives. We both had different sets of circumstances that prompted our situations but we both shared the commonality of not exactly knowing how to deal with a life that was not fulfilling us.
A year has passed and we both feel that our friendships and our lives are in better places at this time. I believe that this is true because of two vital things. We both never gave up on our friendship. Even when it seemed that we were just too different to see eye to eye on even the most simplistic of matters, we both believed that understanding and caring can and did, prevail. Secondly, we both took an honest look at what was making us so unhappy. A few of these unpleasing matters could be solved or at least made better but most of them just needed to actually be brought out into the light instead of being hidden away. If shining a light on the sadness did not solve the dilemmas, it was at least good to know that you had a friend to share them with and be there for the good and bad times. Unconditional support may be one of the most awe inspiring gifts to give in this world.
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It's amazing to go back and see how things have changed, even over a year's time.
I think you're ginger and maryanne combined, Athena!! :D
(ps - sorry about calling you a dumb dyke...)
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