December 5: Let Go
What (or whom) did you let go of this year?
(Author: Alice Bradley)
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I know my friends are tired of hearing me talk about a friendship with a certain person (chronicled in previous posts here, here and here). Our friendship came to an end in January. I tried to reach out and make amends, to no avail. And just recently, I have accepted that it's time to let that chapter of my life come to a permanent close. It hasn't been easy. To go from 8 years of friendship; years of talking everyday; years of seeing each other everyday (when he lived in Austin)...to a 5 minute phone call that resulted in us never seeing or talking to each other again. The more I got to thinking about our friendship, the more I realized that it was hurting me emotionally. No relationship should be like that. It took me awhile to realize that I needed to cut ties for the sake of my own happiness. And I certainly didn't do it on my own, so many thanks to my friends who endured listening to me cry and complain about him for years. It's still a bit sad. I don't like goodbyes. But letting go of a hurtful past is the only way I can move forward to a happier future.
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