Almost Thanksgiving...

Thanksgiving. Being thankful. Life is full of blessings. I am surrounded by them everyday.  2010 has been a very challenging, but over all pleasant year, but Ive really learned to test my patience and my ability to love. When it comes to friends, I've lost a bunch unfortunately. But at 24, it is a risk you have to take whether you want to or not. I might have just a handful of friends, but man are they good ones. You really got to take a good look at who you surround yourself with. When in a relationship, it is extremely hard. Most of your time is spent with that other person and friends get jealous, upset and unforgiving, and usually not against you but especially against your partner. You have to focus on if they are in agreement with your relationship and can accept your moving on from them. That the weekends won't be the same, the conversation material will shift and time with them lacks. But when it comes to your friends pushing you to make bad decisions, poor choices, and tempting you to invest your time in weak activities, its time to act.

Sometimes it is just the thought of "They have been my friends for so long, they have always been there, they are good people" well, they haven't been there for you in times like this where serious actions need to be taken and decisions are being made to better yourself for a succesful future. Maybe their good friends because they answer the phone when you call or they help you when your drunk off your booty and throwing up at the local gas station in a paper bag. What is the quality in the friendship? Are you stuck in the past? Are you trying to hold onto something that has already diminished? Do you still share the same interests as you did before?