There are a few things that I really fervently fight for - family, my faith, education, children. Those are probably the four things that are consistently on my radar. To be honest, I believe we all should have those things that we are most passionate about and that we fight for. **Insert little soapbox moment - if you choose to incorporate these things into what you choose to make your career, you will probably be a great deal more happy in life.** Okay soapbox moment over. One of the things that I have almost stopped fighting for over the past several years is friendships. It was not something that I meant to do, but as my friends and I (most of whom met in high school/college) grew up and went our separate ways somewhere along the lines we stopped communicating. This is in no way a judgmental post or trying to make anyone feel guilty, but it is an awakening for me as I realized that I can be a horrible friend. I am horrible at calling and staying in touch with people. If I don't see you at church or work or home then chances are I don't see you and I don't talk to you.
The other day, Candace and I were talking about a friend of hers getting married, and she said that she didn't really want to go to the wedding. She and the friend used to be really close but over the years they grew apart. I made the statement that it was so sad that people you used to be really close to were no longer around for the special moments in your life. The statement, though it came out of my own mouth, was kind of like a punch in my gut. Throughout college, I had this group of friends that were more like family. We did everything together - ministry, life, love, burning items after lost love, laughing (a lot), tragedy, drama, arguments. Whatever the situation, we knew it would be okay because we faced it together. Over the years, we did what every college student goes through - we grew up, some of us got married, some of us haven't yet, all of us went on our own path. Suddenly, that group of friends that did everything together was doing everything apart. Now these are not bad things, you need to grow up and have new experiences because if you don't you will become stagnant and that is not pretty!
So I began thinking that I don't want to lose these relationships with the people that I called family not very long ago. I want these people at the big events in my life. We may not talk everyday, but when it comes down to it, I want to know that if they needed me I would be there and visa versa. To those friends, I am simply saying that I believe those relationships are worth fighting for. I also must apologize for not coming to this realization before. I want to do better in keeping in contact with all of you and being there for you especially for the big moments but also for the little ones.
Perhaps we should all ask ourselves what do we consider worth fighting for! And once we know then go to bat for those things with all of our hearts!
The other day, Candace and I were talking about a friend of hers getting married, and she said that she didn't really want to go to the wedding. She and the friend used to be really close but over the years they grew apart. I made the statement that it was so sad that people you used to be really close to were no longer around for the special moments in your life. The statement, though it came out of my own mouth, was kind of like a punch in my gut. Throughout college, I had this group of friends that were more like family. We did everything together - ministry, life, love, burning items after lost love, laughing (a lot), tragedy, drama, arguments. Whatever the situation, we knew it would be okay because we faced it together. Over the years, we did what every college student goes through - we grew up, some of us got married, some of us haven't yet, all of us went on our own path. Suddenly, that group of friends that did everything together was doing everything apart. Now these are not bad things, you need to grow up and have new experiences because if you don't you will become stagnant and that is not pretty!
So I began thinking that I don't want to lose these relationships with the people that I called family not very long ago. I want these people at the big events in my life. We may not talk everyday, but when it comes down to it, I want to know that if they needed me I would be there and visa versa. To those friends, I am simply saying that I believe those relationships are worth fighting for. I also must apologize for not coming to this realization before. I want to do better in keeping in contact with all of you and being there for you especially for the big moments but also for the little ones.
Perhaps we should all ask ourselves what do we consider worth fighting for! And once we know then go to bat for those things with all of our hearts!
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