Friendships & Mistakes!

Sometimes it seems as if we are just going through the motions. Like the choices we have made are defining our present life. I guess what I am saying is that we choose the wrong people to be friends with, lovers, spouses, and even the wrong careers. At what point do we decide to make the right choices or correct the mistakes of the pass. I sit and think about the people I have allowed into my life friends and the men I have had relationships with. I have no regrets, but within the friends department I have reservations about those I have allowed into my life. Every relationship is a lesson learned and something different discovered. But, in some cases it can be a horrible mistake to invite a new friend into your life and have them blame you, or treat you as if you ruined the friendship. I mean anytime there is conflict you should be able to handle it as adults and maintain the friendship, unless you were never friends to begin with or unless you lied about how you really felt towards the person. There are times when we have to accept that people are not who they say they are and that sometimes we have made an error in judgement when it comes to trusting the person. It doesn't mean you don't trust the next person, you just have to be a little bit more careful! I know that life happens to us all and it's how you choose to handle it in the end. As for myself, I will handle it with grace and hold my head up high. If I am not wanted in someone's life or if they want me to not call, text, or write them then I have to respect their wishes and their privacy. I know how special I am and that my feelings come from a place of happiness, love, and support. And, that if that makes me an emotional or over caring person then I hold that title with pride. I have always been a very loving person who sees the beauty in all and also knows that ugliness lies within us as well. I refuse to change into a person who hides how she feels or thinks and if my emotions come across as something more, that's not always the case. I want a person to know how special they are to me at all times and that includes my friends, family, and partners. For that I will not apologize for or be made to feel guilty about ever. And, the people that have come and gone in my life I am thankful for... Randomly Yours, Raven Storm