Rediscovering...

I am on a mission in 2008. When it comes to those you call your friends sometimes you need to REEVALUATE. Early in the year I realized that I need to take a step back and reevaluate. I asked myself who is good for you, who is bad for you and who can be good for you. I think your friends are one of the most important things in your life, they are the ones you share your moments with and the ones who makes the ride worth while. Throughout this year I have come to realize many things and I am glad I decided to reassess.

Sadly some were left behind but in the process others were made and old ones have been rediscovered, and I think this was needed. Reevaluation is a good thing and it makes you realize things about yourself as well as about others and just to see things from a different perspective. I have to say I am sad about the ones lost but in the end I think it is for the better, everything works out the way it does for a reason and I believe if need be those friends will again be rediscovered at a later stage in life. Reason season and lifetime people is something I really think is very applicable.

While on the topic I would have to thank facebook for facilitating the process, yes I know it gets to be a mission but don’t you just love keeping up with peoples holiday fodies, and what about the status updates, soooo the best part of the entire social networking thing. People are so creative and you can pick up so much about what they are about by just looking at their status.

Being out of school for almost 7 years (how scary is that!!!) and moving just after finishing resulted in me losing contact with so many people that you were used to see everyday, not to mention how everyone just splits and goes their own way. Now I have managed to find a couple of those people and I am loving it. I am rediscovering my friends, its so amazing to see where they are now how they have changed and what they have achieved. The best part of all is being on the same level again – but I also believe that the separation was needed in order for us to rediscover and appreciate each other again the way we do today.

With all this in mind I decided to start a book club i.e. gossip and red wine. I have to be honest and say I thought there was going to be a lot more interest and at the end of it all only 2 of my rediscovered old school friends do come to book club. But its great and I actually think I prefer it that way, we had one last night and there is nothing more therapeutic and reviving than having a glass of wine and discussing boys with the gals. I don’t even know how many bottles of good red wine we gossiped over, all I know is that we only got to bed at 3am and that I sooo want to make it a monthly thing.

Through this entire friend spring-cleaning process I have learned to make peace with the fact that friends come and go, but there is a special few you should hold on to. Stop being to busy and not getting around to go to book club, get yourself into a new mindset and embrace the people that are there for you and want to be there for you, and be there for them, because without them life would just be a destination and you will end up missing the fun of the ride. Thus rediscover and embrace all those people out there who think you are an amazing person and who can be an amazing contribution to your ride.