Those Loved and Lost..

Summer has found us once again, and with it the winds of change. It is so difficult sometimes to perceive the true changing in ones world until you are forced to see it in someone elses. We have all experienced this and as time has passed and the distances between us are wider, but much fonder nonetheless, I feel it doesn’t hurt to take a step back and appreciate the people and circumstances that have brought you here.
The beautiful thing about Experience is that no matter what emotion may have been involved at the time; happiness, love, hurt, fear, etc, the outcome remains the same. We are left with a permanent physical and mental change.
I would be damned if I admitted it at the time, but each person, friend or some self-made foe, played a crucial role in my journey as a person. For every lesson learned there are three i had to re do, though in some cases more like three hundred, but for every painful moment I put myself through there is sliver of pride knowing I can survive.
So I guess what I’m trying to say is that in this world of on line friendships, one night stands, and throw away feelings, please do not let the emotion of the moment determine the outcome of your fate. These people and experiences are here for a reason, to better you as an individual and as a part of the bigger spiritual picture. Please learn from my mistakes and achievements and know that everyone in your life is there for a reason.
Do not lower yourself to resentment, do not hide yourself in fear, or even blind yourself with happiness, because no matter what, you are in this for Life. Love the people you meet, let go of the ones who hurt you and no longer empower them with your pain, and when you find the ones that ease your journey hold onto the experience with everything you got, because nothing lasts forever.