The love of Change

As you grow older you realize that many things change. Things like your body, your personality, your sense of morality, and your relationships. Over the last year, as some of you know, many of these things have changed for me. But one thing in particular has changed the most - relationships.

Well, my relationships with friends anyways.

A few things have effected these changes, those being college, XBL, and grupthink.

College this year threw me into a new class, with new people. Thankfully I have met amazing new people, who I share a lot in common with. They are amazing men and women who have helped me through some weird situations this year. I bonded with a few of the people from my first year classes too, but I have made friends with pretty much everyone in these new classes. If these are the people I am to spend the next few years with, I am blessed for sure.

But you know what they say, when one door closes, a window opens. Well if college was the window, what was the door that closed? It seems so many of my friends, who I thought I would hang out with forever have drifted to the winds. Moving away, loosing touch, or breaking my heart. But I'm not overly upset, it is just part of life.

Meeting people over XBL has had its ups and downs as well. I've met some amazing people, who have been kinder and closer to me then anyone I've known in the flesh. Not having the restraints of judging someone by their appearance has the advantage of being able to really get to know someone. But some people, who I thought I knew, have still disappointed me. But there are also some who have surprised me to no end, and been there for me, to listen, to give me kind words, and even send me little pick me ups when I really need them. I love you guys.

Grupthink has introduced to me some amazing people as well. I love those guys. Even though my love for the site has diminished. I realllllly don't want to lose contact with these people. I don't want to jinx it by saying anything else.

There are also those friends, who you think you know, then just blow you away by saying something so perfect, it changes how you see them. There may be other times, when all you want from them is one kind word, and for the life of them they can't seem to say it. So when those perfect moments do finally come along...

... you realize you love them.