OK, so I've been really wanting to get back to posting on this Blog and I thought the easiest way to find a topic is to take something someone else has said and expound on it (for those that don't know I'm kind of a sucker for quotes and that makes this easier).
I find it interesting how we acquire the people in our lives that make us happy. I say we but, of course, I really mean me. I think it's funny how round about it is. My own personal group of "charming gardeners" thinking back were all basically accidental meetings or met through acquaintances or (most interesting of all) people I had missed meeting earlier in life but was only a degree away. I have a friend that is the cousin of one of my friends when I was in junior high and high school but we had never met back then. I have another friend who is the sister of someone I knew from 3rd grade all the way through graduation. While I can't still count the initial relationships as friends, too many years have gone by for that, it has lead me to some of my favorite people.
But it's not just the initial meeting that has me fascinated it's how your whole perception of people can change through the course of time. For the better or worse. It's interesting you can be really tight with someone and after a little time you just can't be around them anymore. I'm hardly friends with anyone I knew while I was in school anymore, although thanks to the wonder of facebook I've reconnected with some really good people from back in the day. But it can work the other way too. People that you're not close with to start off with can turn out to be some of the most important people in your life, sometimes more so than you would have expected.
I know this post is kind of meandering and doesn't fully complete any thoughts but this was really more to get me back in the swing of writing and less about quality of content ;)
All this to say that at this point in my life my soul is lush and growing greener and more full every day. I am so grateful for those of you who cultivate it. I hope you know who you are (if not ask I'll let you know) I have people in my life that I can't imagine not being there and hopefully they always will be. I love you guys.
2 comments:
Yay! you're back. :) I really enjoyed this post...it got me thinking about the way I've formed friendships over the years. I have to admit that mine have been a lot more orchestrated than yours, to some degree. Generally, I make friends the hard way--join a group, church, etc., and then slowly start getting to know folks. Very few of my friendships have happened spontaneously in the way you describe. Perhaps that's why I still have a select few close friends--it's much too hard to get new ones, so I just cultivate the ones I already have!
Thanks for sharing. :)
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